Where to see
Trogon caligatus
Tikal National Park leads · 22 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Gartered Trogon during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tikal National Park | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 2 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | El Triunfo | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇧🇿 Belize | |
| 6 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 8 | Cañón del Sumidero National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 9 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 10 | Pico Bonito National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 11 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 12 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 13 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 14 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 15 | Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 16 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 17 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 18 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 19 | San Lorenzo Protected Forest | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 20 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 21 | Cusuco National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 22 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala |
Tikal National Park
In Tikal National Park, Guatemala, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Gartered Trogon sighting on a given day, the highest of the 22 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Calakmul Biosphere Reserve and more
After Tikal National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Gartered Trogon are in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 40%), El Triunfo (Mexico, about 40%) and Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 40%). Outside Central America, the best option is Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in North America (about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are June–July and October in Tikal National Park (about 60%), July in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve (about 60%) and February and April in El Triunfo (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Gartered Trogon on a given day. Each park's Gartered Trogon page has the full month-by-month chart.
