Purple-throated Mountain-gem

Closest Relatives at Rincón de la Vieja National Park

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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	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	50–60%
2	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
3	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
4	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
5	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
6	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
7	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
8	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
9	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
10	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
11	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
12	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Purple-throated Mountain-gem in Rincón de la Vieja National Park?

About 1% of visitor-days record a Purple-throated Mountain-gem sighting in Rincón de la Vieja National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Purple-throated Mountain-gem in Rincón de la Vieja National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Purple-throated Mountain-gem in Rincón de la Vieja National Park in our monthly data.