Mangrove Swallow

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	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	40–50%
2	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
3	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	30–40%
4	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
5	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	20–30%
6	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
7	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
8	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
9	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
10	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
11	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
12	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
13	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	10–20%
14	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
15	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	0–10%
16	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
17	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
18	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
19	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
20	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
21	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
22	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
23	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
24	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
25	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
26	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
27	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
28	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
29	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
30	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
31	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	<5%
32	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
33	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
34	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
35	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
36	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
37	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
38	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
39	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	Insufficient data
40	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Mangrove Swallow in Tortuguero National Park?

About 43% of visitor-days record a Mangrove Swallow sighting in Tortuguero National Park, based on 1230 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Mangrove Swallow in Tortuguero National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Mangrove Swallow in Tortuguero National Park in our monthly data.