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Braulio Carrillo National Park leads · 20 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Fer-de-lance during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Utría National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇧🇿 Belize | |
| 10 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 11 | Pico Bonito National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 12 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 13 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 14 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 15 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 16 | Tikal National Park | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 17 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 18 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 19 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 20 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Braulio Carrillo National Park
In Braulio Carrillo National Park, Costa Rica, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Fer-de-lance sighting on a given day, the highest of the 20 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Piedras Blancas National Park and more
After Braulio Carrillo National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Fer-de-lance are in Piedras Blancas National Park (Costa Rica, about 50%), Tenorio Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 50%) and Corcovado National Park (Costa Rica, about 40%). Outside Central America, the best option is Utría National Natural Park in South America (about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are July in Braulio Carrillo National Park (about 70%), June and August in Piedras Blancas National Park (about 70%) and January and September in Tenorio Volcano National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Fer-de-lance on a given day. Each park's Fer-de-lance page has the full month-by-month chart.
