Where to see
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Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve leads · 7 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Greater Yellow-headed Vulture during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 4 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 6 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
In Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, Ecuador, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Greater Yellow-headed Vulture sighting on a given day, the highest of the 7 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Yasuní National Park and more
After Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, the next-best odds of seeing a Greater Yellow-headed Vulture are in Yasuní National Park (Ecuador, about 50%), Brownsberg Nature Park (Suriname, about 40%) and Manu National Park (Peru, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are October in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve (about 80%), January and May–November in Yasuní National Park (about 50%) and December in Brownsberg Nature Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Greater Yellow-headed Vulture on a given day. Each park's Greater Yellow-headed Vulture page has the full month-by-month chart.
