Where to see
Calypte costae
Bahía de Loreto National Park leads · 6 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Costa's Hummingbird during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Cabo Pulmo National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 6 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Bahía de Loreto National Park
In Bahía de Loreto National Park, Mexico, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Costa's Hummingbird sighting on a given day, the highest of the 6 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Cabo Pulmo National Park and more
After Bahía de Loreto National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Costa's Hummingbird are in Cabo Pulmo National Park (Mexico, about 40%), Joshua Tree National Park (United States, about 30%) and Saguaro National Park (United States, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are October and December in Bahía de Loreto National Park (about 60%), October in Cabo Pulmo National Park (about 70%) and April and May in Joshua Tree National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Costa's Hummingbird on a given day. Each park's Costa's Hummingbird page has the full month-by-month chart.
