Mangrove Cuckoo

Closest Relatives at Tortuguero National Park

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	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	10–20%
2	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
3	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
4	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
5	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	5–10%
6	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	5–10%
7	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	5–10%
8	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	5–10%
9	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
10	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
11	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
12	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
13	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
14	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
15	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
16	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
17	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
18	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
19	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
20	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
21	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
22	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
23	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	<5%
24	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
25	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
26	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
27	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	Insufficient data
28	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	Insufficient data
29	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
30	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
31	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
32	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	Insufficient data
33	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
34	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Mangrove Cuckoo in Tortuguero National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Mangrove Cuckoo sighting in Tortuguero National Park, based on 15 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Mangrove Cuckoo in Tortuguero National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Mangrove Cuckoo in Tortuguero National Park in our monthly data.