Crested Caracara

Closest Relatives at Torres del Paine 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	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	70–80%
2	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	70–80%
3	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	60–70%
4	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	60–70%
5	Tierra del Fuego National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	50–60%
6	Torres del Paine National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	50–60%
7	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	50–60%
8	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	50–60%
9	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
10	Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	40–50%
11	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	40–50%
12	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	30–40%
13	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	30–40%
14	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	30–40%
15	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	30–40%
16	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
17	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	20–30%
18	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	20–30%
19	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
20	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
21	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	20–30%
22	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
23	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	20–30%
24	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
25	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
26	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
27	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	10–20%
28	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	10–20%
29	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
30	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	10–20%
31	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
32	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	10–20%
33	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	10–20%
34	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
35	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
36	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
37	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
38	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
39	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	10–20%
40	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
41	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
42	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	10–20%
43	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	0–10%
44	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
45	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
46	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
47	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	0–10%
48	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
49	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
50	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
51	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	0–10%
52	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	0–10%
53	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	0–10%
54	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	0–10%
55	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	0–10%
56	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
57	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
58	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	0–10%
59	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	0–10%
60	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	0–10%
61	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
62	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
63	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
64	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
65	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
66	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
67	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
68	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	<5%
69	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
70	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
71	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
72	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
73	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
74	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
75	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	<5%
76	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
77	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
78	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
79	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
80	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
81	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
82	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
83	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
84	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
85	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
86	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
87	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	Insufficient data
88	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
89	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Crested Caracara in Torres del Paine National Park?

About 54% of visitor-days record a Crested Caracara sighting in Torres del Paine National Park, based on 674 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Crested Caracara in Torres del Paine National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Crested Caracara in Torres del Paine National Park in our monthly data.