Jaguar

Closest Relatives at Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve

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	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	80–90%
2	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	30–40%
3	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
4	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	20–30%
5	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
6	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	10–20%
7	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	10–20%
8	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	10–20%
9	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	10–20%
10	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
11	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
12	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	10–20%
13	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	10–20%
14	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
15	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	0–10%
16	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
17	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
18	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
19	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
20	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
21	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
22	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
23	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
24	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
25	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
26	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
27	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
28	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Jaguar in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?

About 11% of visitor-days record a Jaguar sighting in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Jaguar in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?

March has the highest sighting rate for Jaguar in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.