Black Skimmer

Closest Relatives at Tortuguero 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	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	50–60%
2	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	40–50%
3	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	40–50%
4	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	30–40%
5	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	10–20%
6	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
7	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	10–20%
8	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	10–20%
9	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	0–10%
10	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	0–10%
11	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
12	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	0–10%
13	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	0–10%
14	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	0–10%
15	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
16	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
17	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	<5%
18	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
19	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
20	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
21	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
22	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
23	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%
24	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
25	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
26	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
27	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
28	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
29	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
30	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
31	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
32	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
33	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
34	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
35	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
36	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
37	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	Insufficient data
38	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
39	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
40	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
41	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
42	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black Skimmer in Tortuguero National Park?

About 1% of visitor-days record a Black Skimmer sighting in Tortuguero National Park, based on 23 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Black Skimmer in Tortuguero National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Black Skimmer in Tortuguero National Park in our monthly data.