Snail Kite

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	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	70–80%
2	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	30–40%
3	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
4	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	20–30%
5	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	20–30%
6	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	20–30%
7	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	10–20%
8	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	10–20%
9	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	10–20%
10	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	10–20%
11	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	10–20%
12	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	0–10%
13	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
14	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
15	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
16	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
17	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
18	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
19	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
20	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
21	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
22	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
23	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
24	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
25	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
26	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
27	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
28	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
29	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
30	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	<5%
31	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
32	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
33	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
34	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
35	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
36	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
37	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
38	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
39	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
40	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
41	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
42	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
43	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
44	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	Insufficient data
45	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
46	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
47	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
48	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
49	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
50	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
51	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
52	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
53	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Snail Kite in Tortuguero National Park?

About 1% of visitor-days record a Snail Kite sighting in Tortuguero National Park, based on 40 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Snail Kite in Tortuguero National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Snail Kite in Tortuguero National Park in our monthly data.