Where to see
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Amboró National Park leads · 5 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting an Amazonian Motmot during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 2 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
Amboró National Park
In Amboró National Park, Bolivia, about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Amazonian Motmot sighting on a given day, the highest of the 5 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Tambopata National Reserve and more
After Amboró National Park, the next-best odds of seeing an Amazonian Motmot are in Tambopata National Reserve (Peru, about 30%), Sierra de la Macarena National Park (Colombia, about 30%) and Chapada dos Guimarães National Park (Brazil, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are July and September–October in Amboró National Park (about 50%), February–March, May and July–October in Tambopata National Reserve (about 30%) and February–March, May and August in Sierra de la Macarena National Park (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an Amazonian Motmot on a given day. Each park's Amazonian Motmot page has the full month-by-month chart.
