Lesson's Motmot

Closest Relatives at Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte 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	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	60–70%
2	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	50–60%
3	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
4	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	40–50%
5	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
6	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	40–50%
7	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	30–40%
8	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	30–40%
9	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	30–40%
10	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
11	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
12	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	20–30%
13	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
14	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
15	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	20–30%
16	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
17	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	20–30%
18	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
19	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	20–30%
20	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
21	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
22	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
23	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
24	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	5–10%
25	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
26	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
27	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
28	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
29	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
30	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
31	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
32	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
33	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
34	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
35	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
36	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
37	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
38	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
39	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
40	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Lesson's Motmot in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Lesson's Motmot sighting in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park, based on 202 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Lesson's Motmot in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Lesson's Motmot in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park in our monthly data.