Baird's Tapir

Baird's Tapir

Tapirella bairdii

30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Calakmul Biosphere Reserve
66 Verified records at Calakmul Biosphere Reserve
April Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The Baird's tapir (Tapirus bairdii), also known as the Central American tapir, is a species of tapir native to Mexico, Central America, and northwestern South America. It is the largest of the three species of tapir native to the Americas, as well as the largest native land mammal in both Central and South America. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Baird's Tapir sighting in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, based on 66 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
40–50
Apr
40–50
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
30–40
Aug
20–30
Sep
40–50
Oct
30–40
Nov
20–30
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
60–70%
2 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
3 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
4 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
30–40%
5 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
6 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
10–20%
7 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
8 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
9 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
10 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
11 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
12 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
13 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
14 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
15 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
16 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
17 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
18 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
19 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
20 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
21 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Baird's Tapir in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve?

About 31% of wildlife watchers report a Baird's Tapir sighting in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, based on 66 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Baird's Tapir in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve?

April has the highest sighting rate for Baird's Tapir in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.

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