Central American White-faced Capuchin

Where to see

Central American White-faced Capuchin

Cebus imitator

Manuel Antonio National Park leads · 24 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Central American White-faced Capuchin during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~90%
2 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~80%
3 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~70%
4 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~70%
5 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~70%
6 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~70%
7 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~50%
8 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~50%
9 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~50%
10 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~50%
11 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~50%
12 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~50%
13 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~40%
14 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~40%
15 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~40%
16 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~40%
17 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~40%
18 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
19 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
20 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
21 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
22 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
23 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
24 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Central American White-faced Capuchin?

Manuel Antonio National Park

In Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica, about 90% of wildlife watchers report a Central American White-faced Capuchin sighting on a given day, the highest of the 24 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

Where else can you see a Central American White-faced Capuchin?

Palo Verde National Park and more

After Manuel Antonio National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Central American White-faced Capuchin are in Palo Verde National Park (Costa Rica, about 80%), Santa Rosa National Park (Costa Rica, about 70%) and Cahuita National Park (Costa Rica, about 70%).

When is the best time to see a Central American White-faced Capuchin?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are March and April in Palo Verde National Park (about 90%) and July in Santa Rosa National Park (about 90%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Central American White-faced Capuchin on a given day. Each park's Central American White-faced Capuchin page has the full month-by-month chart.