Where to see
Trogon melanocephalus
Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary leads · 14 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Black-headed Trogon during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇧🇿 Belize | |
| 2 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Ostional Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Tikal National Park | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 5 | Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 7 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Pico Bonito National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 9 | Las Baulas Marine National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 12 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 14 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala |
Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
In Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, Belize, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Black-headed Trogon sighting on a given day, the highest of the 14 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Calakmul Biosphere Reserve and more
After Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, the next-best odds of seeing a Black-headed Trogon are in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 50%), Ostional Wildlife Refuge (Costa Rica, about 50%) and Tikal National Park (Guatemala, about 50%). Outside Central America, the best option is Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in North America (about 50%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are April and July in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary (about 70%), July in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve (about 80%) and February in Ostional Wildlife Refuge (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Black-headed Trogon on a given day. Each park's Black-headed Trogon page has the full month-by-month chart.
