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Blue Cotinga

Cotinga nattererii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Darién National Park
545 Verified records at Darién National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The blue cotinga (Cotinga nattererii) is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae. It is found in Colombia, north-west Ecuador, eastern to western Panama and western Venezuela in tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest. In relation to range and population size this species is not considered to be vulnerable. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Blue Cotinga sighting in Darién National Park, based on 545 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Darién National Park

Purple-throated Fruitcrow
LC

Purple-throated Fruitcrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Querula purpurata

30–40% · Possible
Cinnamon Becard
LC

Cinnamon Becard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pachyramphus cinnamomeus

30–40% · Possible
Masked Tityra
LC

Masked Tityra

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tityra semifasciata

20–30% · Possible
Black-crowned Tityra
LC

Black-crowned Tityra

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tityra inquisitor

20–30% · Possible
White-winged Becard
LC

White-winged Becard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pachyramphus polychopterus

10–20% · With luck
Rufous Piha
LC

Rufous Piha

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lipaugus unirufus

5–10% · With luck
Brown-winged Schiffornis
LC

Brown-winged Schiffornis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Schiffornis turdina

5–10% · With luck
Speckled Mourner
LC

Speckled Mourner

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Laniocera rufescens

5–10% · With luck
One-colored Becard
LC

One-colored Becard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pachyramphus homochrous

<5% · Rare
Sharpbill
LC

Sharpbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oxyruncus cristatus

<5% · Rare
Cinereous Becard
LC

Cinereous Becard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pachyramphus rufus

<5% · Rare
Black-tipped Cotinga
LC

Black-tipped Cotinga

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Carpodectes hopkei

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
10–20
Apr
5–10
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
10–20
Sep
20–30
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
2 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
3 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
4 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
5–10%
5 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
6 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Blue Cotinga in Darién National Park?

About 19% of wildlife watchers report a Blue Cotinga sighting in Darién National Park, based on 545 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Blue Cotinga in Darién National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Blue Cotinga in Darién National Park in our monthly data.

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