Whimbrel

Closest Relatives at Ostional Wildlife Refuge

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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	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	70–80%
2	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	70–80%
3	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	70–80%
4	Thingvellir National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	60–70%
5	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	40–50%
6	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	30–40%
7	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	30–40%
8	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
9	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
10	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	30–40%
11	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
12	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
13	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
14	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	20–30%
15	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
16	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
17	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
18	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
19	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
20	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
21	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
22	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	10–20%
23	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10–20%
24	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
25	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
26	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
27	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5–10%
28	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
29	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	5–10%
30	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	5–10%
31	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	5–10%
32	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	5–10%
33	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	5–10%
34	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	5–10%
35	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
36	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
37	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
38	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
39	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
40	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
41	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
42	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	<5%
43	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
44	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
45	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	<5%
46	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
47	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
48	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
49	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
50	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	<5%
51	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
52	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
53	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
54	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
55	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
56	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
57	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
58	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
59	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
60	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	<5%
61	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
62	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
63	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	<5%
64	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
65	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	<5%
66	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
67	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	<5%
68	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
69	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
70	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
71	Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	Insufficient data
72	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
73	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	Insufficient data
74	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
75	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	Insufficient data
76	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	Insufficient data
77	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	Insufficient data
78	Hemis National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
79	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
80	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
81	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	Insufficient data
82	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	Insufficient data
83	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
84	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
85	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
86	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	Insufficient data
87	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
88	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	Insufficient data
89	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
90	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	Insufficient data
91	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
92	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
93	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Whimbrel in Ostional Wildlife Refuge?

About 32% of wildlife watchers report a Whimbrel sighting in Ostional Wildlife Refuge, based on 175 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Whimbrel in Ostional Wildlife Refuge?

October has the highest sighting rate for Whimbrel in Ostional Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.