Merlin

Closest Relatives at Sian Ka'an 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	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
2	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
3	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
4	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
5	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	10–20%
6	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
7	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	10–20%
8	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
9	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
10	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
11	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	10–20%
12	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	10–20%
13	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
14	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
15	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
16	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
17	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
18	Thingvellir National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	0–10%
19	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
20	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
21	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
22	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
23	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	0–10%
24	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
25	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
26	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
27	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
28	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
29	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
30	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
31	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
32	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
33	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	<5%
34	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
35	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
36	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
37	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
38	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	<5%
39	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
40	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	<5%
41	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
42	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	<5%
43	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
44	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
45	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
46	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	<5%
47	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
48	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
49	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
50	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
51	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
52	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
53	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	<5%
54	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
55	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
56	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	<5%
57	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
58	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
59	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	<5%
60	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
61	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
62	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
63	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
64	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	<5%
65	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
66	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
67	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
68	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
69	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
70	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
71	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
72	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
73	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
74	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
75	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
76	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
77	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
78	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
79	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
80	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
81	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
82	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
83	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
84	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
85	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
86	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
87	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
88	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
89	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
90	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	Insufficient data
91	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
92	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
93	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
94	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
95	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
96	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
97	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	Insufficient data
98	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
99	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
100	Cajas National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
101	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
102	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
103	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
104	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	Insufficient data
105	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
106	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
107	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	Insufficient data
108	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
109	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	Insufficient data
110	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	Insufficient data
111	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	Insufficient data
112	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Merlin in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?

About 1% of visitor-days record a Merlin sighting in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, based on 18 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Merlin in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?

September has the highest sighting rate for Merlin in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.