Baird's Trogon
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Baird's Trogon

Trogon bairdii

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

Baird's trogon (Trogon bairdii) is a bird species belonging to the family Trogonidae, which includes quetzals and trogons. It is native to Costa Rica and Panama. The species is named in honor of Spencer Fullerton Baird, a renowned naturalist of the 19th century who served as the first curator of the Smithsonian Institution. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Baird's Trogon sighting in Corcovado National Park, based on 509 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Corcovado National Park

Black-throated Trogon
LC

Black-throated Trogon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Trogon rufus

30–40% · Possible
Slaty-tailed Trogon
LC

Slaty-tailed Trogon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Trogon massena

20–30% · Possible
Gartered Trogon

Gartered Trogon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Trogon caligatus

10–20% · With luck
Black-headed Trogon
LC

Black-headed Trogon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Trogon melanocephalus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
30–40
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
5–10
Sep
5–10
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 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
2 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
3 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
4 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
5 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
6 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
7 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
8 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Baird's Trogon in Corcovado National Park?

About 18% of wildlife watchers report a Baird's Trogon sighting in Corcovado National Park, based on 509 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Baird's Trogon in Corcovado National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Baird's Trogon in Corcovado National Park in our monthly data.

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