Turrialba Woodskimmer

Turrialba Woodskimmer

Uracis turrialba

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Tortuguero National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%

6 Verified sightings at Tortuguero National Park From 2019 to 2026
6 In 1 park
February Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Turrialba Woodskimmer in Tortuguero National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Turrialba Woodskimmer sighting in Tortuguero National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 62nd most-seen of the 80 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Turrialba Woodskimmer in Tortuguero National Park?

February

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Turrialba Woodskimmer in Tortuguero National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–June and August–December, the lowest months. That is one of Tortuguero National Park's driest months, with about 160 mm of rain against 540 mm in July.

What time of day is best to see a Turrialba Woodskimmer?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Turrialba Woodskimmer sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.

Where else can you see a Turrialba Woodskimmer?

Only Tortuguero National Park, in our data

Tortuguero National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Turrialba Woodskimmer sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Turrialba Woodskimmer live in Tortuguero National Park?

Same genus: Uracis

The closest relatives of the Turrialba Woodskimmer that you can see in Tortuguero National Park (genus Uracis, Woodskimmers) are Tropical Woodskimmer (about 20%) and Large Woodskimmer (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Turrialba Woodskimmer sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Turrialba Woodskimmer is recorded against all the insects logged in Tortuguero National Park (6 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.

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