Crested Owl

Closest Relatives at Rincón de la Vieja National Park

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	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
2	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
3	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	0–10%
4	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	0–10%
5	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	0–10%
6	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	0–10%
7	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
8	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
9	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
10	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
11	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
12	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
13	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
14	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
15	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
16	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
17	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
18	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
19	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
20	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
21	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
22	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
23	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
24	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
25	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
26	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
27	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
28	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
29	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
30	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
31	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
32	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
33	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
34	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
35	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Crested Owl in Rincón de la Vieja National Park?

About 2% of visitor-days record a Crested Owl sighting in Rincón de la Vieja National Park, based on 13 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Crested Owl in Rincón de la Vieja National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Crested Owl in Rincón de la Vieja National Park in our monthly data.