Where to see
Crocodylus moreletii
Tikal National Park leads · 6 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Belize Crocodile during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tikal National Park | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 2 | Celestún Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 6 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Tikal National Park
In Tikal National Park, Guatemala, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Belize Crocodile sighting on a given day, the highest of the 6 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Celestún Biosphere Reserve and more
After Tikal National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Belize Crocodile are in Celestún Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 50%), Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 50%) and Calakmul Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 40%). Outside Central America, the best option is Celestún Biosphere Reserve in North America (about 50%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are March–April, July and October in Tikal National Park (about 70%), September in Celestún Biosphere Reserve (about 70%) and January, April–May and October in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Belize Crocodile on a given day. Each park's Belize Crocodile page has the full month-by-month chart.
