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Bastimentos Island National Marine Park leads · 20 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Blue-headed Parrot during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 5 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 6 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 8 | Utría National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 9 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 10 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 11 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 12 | San Lorenzo Protected Forest | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 13 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 14 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 15 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 16 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 17 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 18 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 19 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 20 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Bastimentos Island National Marine Park
In Bastimentos Island National Marine Park, Panama, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-headed Parrot sighting on a given day, the highest of the 20 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Manu National Park and more
After Bastimentos Island National Marine Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Blue-headed Parrot are in Manu National Park (Peru, about 40%), Tambopata National Reserve (Peru, about 40%) and Amboró National Park (Bolivia, about 40%). Outside Central America, the best option is Manu National Park in South America (about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are February in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park (about 60%), September in Manu National Park (about 60%) and May in Tambopata National Reserve (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Blue-headed Parrot on a given day. Each park's Blue-headed Parrot page has the full month-by-month chart.
