Where to see
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Poás Volcano National Park leads · 4 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Green-crowned Brilliant during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poás Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Poás Volcano National Park
In Poás Volcano National Park, Costa Rica, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Green-crowned Brilliant sighting on a given day, the highest of the 4 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve and more
After Poás Volcano National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Green-crowned Brilliant are in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica, about 30%), Volcán Barú National Park (Panama, about 20%) and Los Quetzales National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are March in Poás Volcano National Park (about 90%), July in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (about 40%) and April and June in Volcán Barú National Park (about 30%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Green-crowned Brilliant on a given day. Each park's Green-crowned Brilliant page has the full month-by-month chart.
