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Irazú Volcano National Park leads · 11 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Band-tailed Pigeon during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irazú Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 9 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 10 | El Triunfo | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 11 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Irazú Volcano National Park
In Irazú Volcano National Park, Costa Rica, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Band-tailed Pigeon sighting on a given day, the highest of the 11 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Los Quetzales National Park and more
After Irazú Volcano National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Band-tailed Pigeon are in Los Quetzales National Park (Costa Rica, about 40%), Podocarpus National Park (Ecuador, about 40%) and Chingaza National Natural Park (Colombia, about 40%). Outside Central America, the best options are Podocarpus National Park in South America (about 40%) and Redwood National Park in North America (about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are March in Irazú Volcano National Park (about 80%), June in Los Quetzales National Park (about 70%) and December in Podocarpus National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Band-tailed Pigeon on a given day. Each park's Band-tailed Pigeon page has the full month-by-month chart.
