Where to see
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Palo Verde National Park leads · 10 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting an American Purple Gallinule during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 4 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 9 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 10 | Caroni Swamp | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago |
Palo Verde National Park
In Palo Verde National Park, Costa Rica, about 40% of wildlife watchers report an American Purple Gallinule sighting on a given day, the highest of the 10 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Lago de Yojoa and more
After Palo Verde National Park, the next-best odds of seeing an American Purple Gallinule are in Lago de Yojoa (Honduras, about 40%), Biotopo Cerro Cahuí (Guatemala, about 40%) and Soberanía National Park (Panama, about 40%). Outside Central America, the best options are Everglades National Park in North America (about 20%) and Manu National Park in South America (about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are September in Palo Verde National Park (about 60%), March and September in Lago de Yojoa (about 60%) and January in Biotopo Cerro Cahuí (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an American Purple Gallinule on a given day. Each park's American Purple Gallinule page has the full month-by-month chart.
