Where to see
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Piedras Blancas National Park leads · 10 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Gray-capped Flycatcher during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 8 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Piedras Blancas National Park
In Piedras Blancas National Park, Costa Rica, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-capped Flycatcher sighting on a given day, the highest of the 10 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Arenal Volcano National Park and more
After Piedras Blancas National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Gray-capped Flycatcher are in Arenal Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%), Manu National Park (Peru, about 20%) and Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (Costa Rica, about 20%). Outside Central America, the best option is Manu National Park in South America (about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are March in Piedras Blancas National Park (about 70%), February to December in Arenal Volcano National Park (about 30%) and March, August–September and November–December in Manu National Park (about 30%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Gray-capped Flycatcher on a given day. Each park's Gray-capped Flycatcher page has the full month-by-month chart.
