Ruddy Turnstone

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	60–70%
2	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	40–50%
3	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	40–50%
4	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
5	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
6	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	20–30%
7	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
8	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
9	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
10	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
11	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	10–20%
12	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
13	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
14	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
15	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
16	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	0–10%
17	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
18	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	0–10%
19	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	0–10%
20	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
21	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
22	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
23	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
24	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	0–10%
25	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
26	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	0–10%
27	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
28	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	<5%
29	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
30	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
31	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
32	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
33	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
34	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
35	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
36	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	<5%
37	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	<5%
38	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
39	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	<5%
40	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
41	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
42	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
43	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
44	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
45	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
46	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	<5%
47	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
48	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
49	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
50	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
51	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
52	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
53	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
54	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
55	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
56	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
57	Thingvellir National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	Insufficient data
58	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
59	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
60	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
61	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
62	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
63	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
64	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	Insufficient data
65	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
66	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	Insufficient data
67	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
68	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	Insufficient data
69	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
70	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	Insufficient data
71	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
72	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
73	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	Insufficient data
74	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
75	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	Insufficient data
76	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
77	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
78	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
79	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
80	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
81	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	Insufficient data
82	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	Insufficient data
83	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Ruddy Turnstone in Tortuguero National Park?

About 1% of visitor-days record a Ruddy Turnstone sighting in Tortuguero National Park, based on 17 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Ruddy Turnstone in Tortuguero National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Ruddy Turnstone in Tortuguero National Park in our monthly data.