Squirrel Cuckoo

Closest Relatives at Darién 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	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	60–70%
2	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	50–60%
3	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	50–60%
4	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	40–50%
5	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	40–50%
6	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
7	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	40–50%
8	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
9	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	40–50%
10	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	40–50%
11	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	40–50%
12	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	30–40%
13	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	30–40%
14	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	30–40%
15	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	30–40%
16	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	30–40%
17	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
18	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
19	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	30–40%
20	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
21	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
22	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	30–40%
23	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	20–30%
24	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
25	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	20–30%
26	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
27	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	20–30%
28	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	20–30%
29	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	20–30%
30	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
31	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	20–30%
32	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
33	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
34	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	20–30%
35	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	20–30%
36	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	20–30%
37	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
38	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
39	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	20–30%
40	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	20–30%
41	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
42	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	20–30%
43	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
44	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	20–30%
45	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	20–30%
46	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	20–30%
47	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	20–30%
48	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	20–30%
49	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	20–30%
50	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	10–20%
51	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
52	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	10–20%
53	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
54	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
55	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
56	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	10–20%
57	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	10–20%
58	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	10–20%
59	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
60	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	10–20%
61	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
62	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	10–20%
63	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
64	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
65	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	10–20%
66	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	5–10%
67	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	5–10%
68	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	5–10%
69	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	5–10%
70	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	5–10%
71	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	5–10%
72	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	5–10%
73	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
74	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
75	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
76	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
77	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
78	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
79	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
80	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
81	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	Insufficient data
82	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Squirrel Cuckoo in Darién National Park?

About 28% of wildlife watchers report a Squirrel Cuckoo sighting in Darién National Park, based on 814 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Squirrel Cuckoo in Darién National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Squirrel Cuckoo in Darién National Park in our monthly data.