Where to see
Erythemis vesiculosa
Palo Verde National Park leads · 7 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Great Pondhawk during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Caroni Swamp | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 3 | Las Baulas Marine National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 7 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States |
Palo Verde National Park
In Palo Verde National Park, Costa Rica, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Great Pondhawk sighting on a given day, the highest of the 7 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Caroni Swamp and more
After Palo Verde National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Great Pondhawk are in Caroni Swamp (Trinidad and Tobago, about 30%), Las Baulas Marine National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%) and Iberá National Park (Argentina, about 20%). Outside Central America, the best options are Iberá National Park in South America (about 20%) and Everglades National Park in North America (about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are May and December in Palo Verde National Park (about 70%), November in Caroni Swamp (about 50%) and February and March in Las Baulas Marine National Park (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Great Pondhawk on a given day. Each park's Great Pondhawk page has the full month-by-month chart.
