Where to see
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Chagres National Park leads · 10 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Bay-headed Tanager during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 3 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 8 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 9 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Chagres National Park
In Chagres National Park, Panama, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Bay-headed Tanager sighting on a given day, the highest of the 10 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Henri Pittier National Park and more
After Chagres National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Bay-headed Tanager are in Henri Pittier National Park (Venezuela, about 50%), Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (Colombia, about 30%) and Chirripó National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%). Outside Central America, the best option is Henri Pittier National Park in South America (about 50%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are September and November in Chagres National Park (about 80%), August in Henri Pittier National Park (about 70%) and May in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Bay-headed Tanager on a given day. Each park's Bay-headed Tanager page has the full month-by-month chart.
