Great Southern White

Where to see

Great Southern White

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Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge leads · 13 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Great Southern White during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge 🇺🇸 United States
~50%
2 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
~40%
3 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~40%
4 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
~30%
5 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~30%
6 Cabo Pulmo National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~30%
7 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
~30%
8 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~30%
9 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~30%
10 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%
11 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
~20%
12 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%
13 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Great Southern White?

Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge

In Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, United States, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Great Southern White sighting on a given day, the highest of the 13 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

Where else can you see a Great Southern White?

Jaragua National Park and more

After Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, the next-best odds of seeing a Great Southern White are in Jaragua National Park (Dominican Republic, about 40%), Bahía de Loreto National Park (Mexico, about 40%) and Los Haitises National Park (Dominican Republic, about 30%). Outside North America, the best options are Jaragua National Park in Central America (about 40%) and El Impenetrable National Park in South America (about 30%).

When is the best time to see a Great Southern White?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are February and March in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (about 60%), September and November–December in Jaragua National Park (about 60%) and November in Bahía de Loreto National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Great Southern White on a given day. Each park's Great Southern White page has the full month-by-month chart.