Where to see
Stilpnia larvata
Chagres National Park leads · 21 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Golden-hooded Tanager during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇧🇿 Belize | |
| 8 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 11 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 12 | San Lorenzo Protected Forest | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 13 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 14 | Marino Ballena National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 15 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 16 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 17 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 18 | Pico Bonito National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 19 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 20 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 21 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Chagres National Park
In Chagres National Park, Panama, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-hooded Tanager sighting on a given day, the highest of the 21 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Chirripó National Park and more
After Chagres National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Golden-hooded Tanager are in Chirripó National Park (Costa Rica, about 50%), Arenal Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 50%) and Tenorio Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 40%). Outside Central America, the best option is Farallones de Cali National Natural Park in South America (about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are September and November in Chagres National Park (about 80%), January in Chirripó National Park (about 70%) and February in Arenal Volcano National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Golden-hooded Tanager on a given day. Each park's Golden-hooded Tanager page has the full month-by-month chart.
