Green Turtle

Closest Relatives at Tortuguero 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	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	70–80%
2	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	50–60%
3	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	40–50%
4	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
5	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	30–40%
6	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
7	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
8	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	20–30%
9	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
10	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
11	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
12	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10–20%
13	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
14	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
15	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
16	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10–20%
17	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10–20%
18	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
19	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
20	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
21	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
22	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
23	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	Insufficient data
24	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	Insufficient data
25	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
26	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	Insufficient data
27	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
28	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
29	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
30	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
31	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
32	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
33	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	Insufficient data
34	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
35	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
36	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	Insufficient data
37	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
38	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
39	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
40	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
41	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

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

About 27% of visitor-days record a Green Turtle sighting in Tortuguero National Park, based on 45 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

October has the highest sighting rate for Green Turtle in Tortuguero National Park in our monthly data.