Where to see
Tachornis squamata
Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve leads · 5 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Fork-tailed Palm-Swift during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
In Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, Ecuador, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Fork-tailed Palm-Swift sighting on a given day, the highest of the 5 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Yasuní National Park and more
After Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, the next-best odds of seeing a Fork-tailed Palm-Swift are in Yasuní National Park (Ecuador, about 40%), Emas National Park (Brazil, about 40%) and Amacayacu National Natural Park (Colombia, about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are March and October–November in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve (about 60%), September in Yasuní National Park (about 60%) and September in Emas National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Fork-tailed Palm-Swift on a given day. Each park's Fork-tailed Palm-Swift page has the full month-by-month chart.
