Where to see
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Rocky Mountain National Park leads · 6 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Broad-tailed Hummingbird during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rocky Mountain National Park
In Rocky Mountain National Park, United States, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Broad-tailed Hummingbird sighting on a given day, the highest of the 6 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca and more
After Rocky Mountain National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Broad-tailed Hummingbird are in Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca (Mexico, about 30%), Grand Teton National Park (United States, about 20%) and Guadalupe Mountains National Park (United States, about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are June and July in Rocky Mountain National Park (about 90%), December in Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca (about 40%) and June and July in Grand Teton National Park (about 30%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Broad-tailed Hummingbird on a given day. Each park's Broad-tailed Hummingbird page has the full month-by-month chart.
