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Emas National Park leads · 6 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Blue-and-yellow Macaw during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Emas National Park
In Emas National Park, Brazil, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-and-yellow Macaw sighting on a given day, the highest of the 6 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve and more
After Emas National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Blue-and-yellow Macaw are in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve (Ecuador, about 70%), Tambopata National Reserve (Peru, about 40%) and Yasuní National Park (Ecuador, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are August–September and November in Emas National Park (about 90%), March and November–December in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve (about 80%) and May in Tambopata National Reserve (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Blue-and-yellow Macaw on a given day. Each park's Blue-and-yellow Macaw page has the full month-by-month chart.
