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Aoraki Mount Cook National Park leads · 22 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a European Greenfinch during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aoraki Mount Cook National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 2 | Gauja National Park | 🇱🇻 Latvia | |
| 3 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 5 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 6 | Plitvice Lakes National Park | 🇭🇷 Croatia | |
| 7 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 8 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 9 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 10 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 11 | Arthur's Pass National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 12 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 13 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 14 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 15 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 16 | Egmont National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 17 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 18 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 19 | Abel Tasman National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 20 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 21 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 22 | Ecrins National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
Aoraki Mount Cook National Park
In Aoraki Mount Cook National Park, New Zealand, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a European Greenfinch sighting on a given day, the highest of the 22 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Gauja National Park and more
After Aoraki Mount Cook National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a European Greenfinch are in Gauja National Park (Latvia, about 40%), Sierra Nevada National Park (Spain, about 40%) and Hortobágy National Park (Hungary, about 40%). Outside Oceania, the best option is Gauja National Park in Europe (about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are January, May and October in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park (about 80%), February and March in Gauja National Park (about 80%) and March in Sierra Nevada National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a European Greenfinch on a given day. Each park's European Greenfinch page has the full month-by-month chart.
