Trogon clathratus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
The lattice-tailed trogon (Trogon clathratus) is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae, the quetzals and trogons. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama. The lattice-tailed trogon is monotypic. The lattice-tailed trogon is about 30 cm (12 in) long and weighs about 130 g (4.6 oz). The male has a yellow bill, a whitish eye, and a blackish face, chin, and throat. The crown, nape, upperparts, and breast are iridescent green. The belly and vent are rosy red. The folded wing has fine black and white vermiculation that looks gray at a distance. The upperside of the tail is bluish green and underside slate gray with fine white bars. The female replaces the male's green with slaty gray, with an olive tint to the breast. The female's maxilla is dark.
The lattice-tailed trogon is found along the Caribbean slope for the length of Costa Rica and into western Panama; it is also found locally on the Pacific slope in Panama. It inhabits the midstory and lower canopy of mature humid to wet foothill and lower mountain forest. It is usually found in the forest interior but also at the edges and into shady semi-open landscapes... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lattice-tailed Trogon sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, based on 267 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 210th most-seen of the 505 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May, July and November–March
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lattice-tailed Trogon in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, June and August–October, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lattice-tailed Trogon sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
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Of the 6 parks where we can rate Lattice-tailed Trogon sightings, Braulio Carrillo National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Cahuita National Park (Costa Rica, under 5%) and Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (Costa Rica, under 5%).
Same genus: Trogon
The closest relatives of the Lattice-tailed Trogon that you can see in Braulio Carrillo National Park (genus Trogon, New World Trogons) are Black-throated Trogon (about 10%), Gartered Trogon (about 10%) and Slaty-tailed Trogon (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lattice-tailed Trogon is recorded against all the birds logged in Braulio Carrillo National Park (267 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
