Where to see
Tapirella bairdii
Corcovado National Park leads · 8 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Baird's Tapir during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Tikal National Park | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 8 | Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇧🇿 Belize |
Corcovado National Park
In Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Baird's Tapir sighting on a given day, the highest of the 8 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Tenorio Volcano National Park and more
After Corcovado National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Baird's Tapir are in Tenorio Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 50%), Rincón de la Vieja National Park (Costa Rica, about 40%) and Calakmul Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 30%). Outside Central America, the best option is Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in North America (about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are April to June in Corcovado National Park (about 80%), January and February in Tenorio Volcano National Park (about 60%) and September in Rincón de la Vieja National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Baird's Tapir on a given day. Each park's Baird's Tapir page has the full month-by-month chart.
