Where to see
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El Palmar National Park leads · 14 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting an Eared Dove during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 9 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 10 | Caroni Swamp | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 11 | Nahuel Huapi National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 12 | Península Valdés | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 13 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 14 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
El Palmar National Park
In El Palmar National Park, Argentina, about 80% of wildlife watchers report an Eared Dove sighting on a given day, the highest of the 14 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Machalilla National Park and more
After El Palmar National Park, the next-best odds of seeing an Eared Dove are in Machalilla National Park (Ecuador, about 50%), Iguazú National Park (Argentina, about 50%) and Emas National Park (Brazil, about 50%). Outside South America, the best option is Caroni Swamp in Central America (about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are September and December–February in El Palmar National Park (about 90%), May in Machalilla National Park (about 80%) and January–March and October in Iguazú National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an Eared Dove on a given day. Each park's Eared Dove page has the full month-by-month chart.
