Where to see
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Masaya Volcano National Park leads · 12 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Cinnamon Hummingbird during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Masaya Volcano National Park | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | |
| 2 | Celestún Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Las Baulas Marine National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 6 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Ostional Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 11 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 12 | Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Masaya Volcano National Park
In Masaya Volcano National Park, Nicaragua, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Cinnamon Hummingbird sighting on a given day, the highest of the 12 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Celestún Biosphere Reserve and more
After Masaya Volcano National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Cinnamon Hummingbird are in Celestún Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 50%), Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 40%) and Las Baulas Marine National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%). Outside Central America, the best option is Celestún Biosphere Reserve in North America (about 50%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are September in Masaya Volcano National Park (about 80%), June and August–October in Celestún Biosphere Reserve (about 60%) and May in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Cinnamon Hummingbird on a given day. Each park's Cinnamon Hummingbird page has the full month-by-month chart.
