American Purple Gallinule

Closest Relatives at Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve

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Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	40–50%
2	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
3	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	30–40%
4	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
5	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
6	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	20–30%
7	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
8	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
9	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	10–20%
10	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	10–20%
11	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	10–20%
12	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	10–20%
13	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	10–20%
14	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
15	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
16	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
17	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
18	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
19	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	0–10%
20	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
21	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
22	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
23	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
24	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	<5%
25	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
26	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
27	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
28	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
29	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
30	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	<5%
31	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
32	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
33	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
34	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
35	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
36	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
37	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
38	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
39	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
40	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
41	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
42	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
43	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
44	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
45	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
46	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
47	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
48	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
49	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
50	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
51	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
52	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
53	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
54	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	Insufficient data
55	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
56	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
57	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
58	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
59	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
60	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
61	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
62	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
63	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
64	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
65	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
66	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
67	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
68	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
69	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
70	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a American Purple Gallinule in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?

About 2% of visitor-days record a American Purple Gallinule sighting in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, based on 20 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see American Purple Gallinule in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?

November has the highest sighting rate for American Purple Gallinule in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.