Where to see
Sceloporus malachiticus
Los Quetzales National Park leads · 7 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting an Emerald Swift during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Irazú Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Los Quetzales National Park
In Los Quetzales National Park, Costa Rica, about 70% of wildlife watchers report an Emerald Swift sighting on a given day, the highest of the 7 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Irazú Volcano National Park and more
After Los Quetzales National Park, the next-best odds of seeing an Emerald Swift are in Irazú Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 50%), Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (Costa Rica, about 50%) and Chirripó National Park (Costa Rica, about 50%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are March and April in Los Quetzales National Park (about 80%), July in Irazú Volcano National Park (about 80%) and March in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an Emerald Swift on a given day. Each park's Emerald Swift page has the full month-by-month chart.
