Where to see
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Irazú Volcano National Park leads · 4 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Fiery-throated Hummingbird during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irazú Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Irazú Volcano National Park
In Irazú Volcano National Park, Costa Rica, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Fiery-throated Hummingbird sighting on a given day, the highest of the 4 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Los Quetzales National Park and more
After Irazú Volcano National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Fiery-throated Hummingbird are in Los Quetzales National Park (Costa Rica, about 50%), Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (Costa Rica, about 50%) and Volcán Barú National Park (Panama, about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are December to February in Irazú Volcano National Park (about 80%), June in Los Quetzales National Park (about 70%) and February to April in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Fiery-throated Hummingbird on a given day. Each park's Fiery-throated Hummingbird page has the full month-by-month chart.
