Purple Martin

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	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
2	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
3	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
4	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
5	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
6	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
7	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
8	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
9	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
10	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
11	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
12	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
13	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
14	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
15	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
16	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
17	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
18	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
19	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
20	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
21	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
22	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
23	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
24	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
25	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
26	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
27	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
28	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
29	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
30	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
31	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
32	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
33	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
34	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
35	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
36	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
37	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
38	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
39	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
40	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
41	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
42	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
43	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
44	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
45	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
46	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
47	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
48	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
49	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
50	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
51	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
52	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	Insufficient data
53	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
54	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
55	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
56	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Purple Martin in Tortuguero National Park?

About 2% of visitor-days record a Purple Martin sighting in Tortuguero National Park, based on 44 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Purple Martin in Tortuguero National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Purple Martin in Tortuguero National Park in our monthly data.