Where to see
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Galápagos Islands leads · 4 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Blue-footed Booby during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galápagos Islands | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Utría National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Galápagos Islands
In Galápagos Islands, Ecuador, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-footed Booby sighting on a given day, the highest of the 4 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Machalilla National Park and more
After Galápagos Islands, the next-best odds of seeing a Blue-footed Booby are in Machalilla National Park (Ecuador, about 40%), Bahía de Loreto National Park (Mexico, about 40%) and Utría National Natural Park (Colombia, about 20%). Outside South America, the best option is Bahía de Loreto National Park in North America (about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are April in Galápagos Islands (about 90%), June in Machalilla National Park (about 70%) and February and September–October in Bahía de Loreto National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Blue-footed Booby on a given day. Each park's Blue-footed Booby page has the full month-by-month chart.
