Lesser Ground-Cuckoo

Closest Relatives at Ostional Wildlife Refuge

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	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
2	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	10–20%
3	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
4	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	5–10%
5	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
6	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	5–10%
7	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
8	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
9	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
10	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
11	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
12	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
13	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Lesser Ground-Cuckoo in Ostional Wildlife Refuge?

About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Ground-Cuckoo sighting in Ostional Wildlife Refuge, based on 17 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Lesser Ground-Cuckoo in Ostional Wildlife Refuge?

March has the highest sighting rate for Lesser Ground-Cuckoo in Ostional Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.