Resplendent Quetzal

Closest Relatives at Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte 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	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	50–60%
2	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
3	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	40–50%
4	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
5	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	20–30%
6	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
7	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	10–20%
8	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
9	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	10–20%
10	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
11	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	0–10%
12	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
13	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
14	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
15	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
16	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
17	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
18	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Resplendent Quetzal in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?

About 26% of visitor-days record a Resplendent Quetzal sighting in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park, based on 2144 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Resplendent Quetzal in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Resplendent Quetzal in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park in our monthly data.