Great Green Macaw

Great Green Macaw

Ara ambiguus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Tortuguero National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
50–60
Feb
40–50
Mar
60–70
Apr
50–60
May
50–60
Jun
60–70
Jul
60–70
Aug
60–70
Sep
60–70
Oct
50–60
Nov
40–50
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
50–60%
2 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
3 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
4 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
5 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
6 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
0–10%
7 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
8 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
9 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Great Green Macaw in Tortuguero National Park?

About 58% of visitor-days record a Great Green Macaw sighting in Tortuguero National Park, based on 185 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Great Green Macaw in Tortuguero National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Great Green Macaw in Tortuguero National Park in our monthly data.

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