Where to see
Urania leilus
Yasuní National Park leads · 7 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Green-Banded Urania during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 7 | Caroni Swamp | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago |
Yasuní National Park
In Yasuní National Park, Ecuador, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Green-Banded Urania sighting on a given day, the highest of the 7 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve and more
After Yasuní National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Green-Banded Urania are in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve (Ecuador, about 40%), Tambopata National Reserve (Peru, about 40%) and Manu National Park (Peru, about 30%). Outside South America, the best option is Main Ridge Forest Reserve in Central America (about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are December in Yasuní National Park (about 70%), November in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve (about 60%) and March in Tambopata National Reserve (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Green-Banded Urania on a given day. Each park's Green-Banded Urania page has the full month-by-month chart.
