Where to see
Pteroglossus torquatus
Tikal National Park leads · 20 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Collared Aracari 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 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 6 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Utría National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 10 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 11 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 12 | Cusuco National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 13 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 14 | San Lorenzo Protected Forest | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 15 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 16 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 17 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 18 | Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇧🇿 Belize | |
| 19 | El Triunfo | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 20 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Tikal National Park
In Tikal National Park, Guatemala, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Collared Aracari sighting on a given day, the highest of the 20 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 Collared Aracari are in Pico Bonito National Park (Honduras, about 60%), Tortuguero National Park (Costa Rica, about 50%) and Calakmul Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 50%). Outside Central America, the best options are Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in North America (about 50%) and Utría National Natural Park in South America (about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are December in Tikal National Park (about 80%), June in Pico Bonito National Park (about 70%) and October in Tortuguero National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Collared Aracari on a given day. Each park's Collared Aracari page has the full month-by-month chart.
