Where to see
Pionopsitta haematotis
Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve leads · 8 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Brown-hooded Parrot during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Pico Bonito National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 5 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Tikal National Park | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 8 | Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇧🇿 Belize |
Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve
In Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve, Mexico, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-hooded Parrot sighting on a given day, the highest of the 8 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve and more
After Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve, the next-best odds of seeing a Brown-hooded Parrot are in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica, about 20%), Darién National Park (Panama, about 20%) and Pico Bonito National Park (Honduras, about 20%). Outside North America, the best option is Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve in Central America (about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are July in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve (about 70%), August in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (about 30%) and April in Darién National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Brown-hooded Parrot on a given day. Each park's Brown-hooded Parrot page has the full month-by-month chart.
