Oilbird
Steatornis caripensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderSteatornithiformes (Oilbirds)
- FamilySteatornithidae (Oilbirds)
- GenusSteatornis
- SpeciesSteatornis caripensis (Oilbird)
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Oilbird sighting in Sierra de la Macarena National Park, based on 16 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 2 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Puracé National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 11 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 12 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 13 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 14 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 15 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 16 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 17 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 18 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Oilbird in Sierra de la Macarena National Park?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Oilbird sighting in Sierra de la Macarena National Park, based on 16 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Oilbird in Sierra de la Macarena National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Oilbird in Sierra de la Macarena National Park in our monthly data.