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Tikal National Park leads · 15 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Brown Jay during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tikal National Park | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 2 | Pico Bonito National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 5 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 6 | Cusuco National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 7 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 9 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 10 | Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇧🇿 Belize | |
| 11 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 13 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 14 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 15 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Tikal National Park
In Tikal National Park, Guatemala, about 90% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Jay sighting on a given day, the highest of the 15 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Pico Bonito National Park and more
After Tikal National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Brown Jay are in Pico Bonito National Park (Honduras, about 70%), Calakmul Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 70%) and Lago de Yojoa (Honduras, about 70%). Outside Central America, the best option is Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in North America (about 70%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are March, May–June, August and November–January in Tikal National Park (about 90%), April to September in Pico Bonito National Park (about 80%) and March, July and December–January in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Brown Jay on a given day. Each park's Brown Jay page has the full month-by-month chart.
