Where to see
Ortalis cinereiceps
Arenal Volcano National Park leads · 7 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Gray-headed Chachalaca during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Marino Ballena National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Arenal Volcano National Park
In Arenal Volcano National Park, Costa Rica, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-headed Chachalaca sighting on a given day, the highest of the 7 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Chirripó National Park and more
After Arenal Volcano National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Gray-headed Chachalaca are in Chirripó National Park (Costa Rica, about 40%), Chagres National Park (Panama, about 30%) and Marino Ballena National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are February to April in Arenal Volcano National Park (about 50%), January and June in Chirripó National Park (about 50%) and June and November in Chagres National Park (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Gray-headed Chachalaca on a given day. Each park's Gray-headed Chachalaca page has the full month-by-month chart.
