Snowy Cotinga
Carpodectes nitidus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCotingidae (Cotingas)
- GenusCarpodectes (White Cotingas)
- SpeciesCarpodectes nitidus (Snowy Cotinga)
Closest Relatives at Tortuguero National Park
Purple-throated Fruitcrow
Querula purpurata
Cinnamon Becard
Pachyramphus cinnamomeus
Masked Tityra
Tityra semifasciata
Black-crowned Tityra
Tityra inquisitor
Rufous Piha
Lipaugus unirufus
White-winged Becard
Pachyramphus polychopterus
Rose-throated Becard
Pachyramphus aglaiae
Bare-necked Umbrellabird
Cephalopterus glabricollis
Montezuma Oropendola
Psarocolius montezuma
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Snowy Cotinga in Tortuguero National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Snowy Cotinga sighting in Tortuguero National Park, based on 37 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Snowy Cotinga in Tortuguero National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Snowy Cotinga in Tortuguero National Park in our monthly data.