Where to see
Chlorospingus flavopectus
Poás Volcano National Park leads · 12 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Common Chlorospingus during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poás Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | La Tigra National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 5 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 6 | El Triunfo | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 7 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 10 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Cusuco National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 12 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Poás Volcano National Park
In Poás Volcano National Park, Costa Rica, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Common Chlorospingus sighting on a given day, the highest of the 12 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve and more
After Poás Volcano National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Common Chlorospingus are in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica, about 50%), Volcán Barú National Park (Panama, about 40%) and La Tigra National Park (Honduras, about 40%). Outside Central America, the best options are Henri Pittier National Park in South America (about 30%) and El Triunfo in North America (about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are January and February in Poás Volcano National Park (about 80%), December to February in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (about 60%) and August in Volcán Barú National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Common Chlorospingus on a given day. Each park's Common Chlorospingus page has the full month-by-month chart.
