Where to see
Mesembrinibis cayennensis
Tortuguero National Park leads · 6 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Green Ibis during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Tortuguero National Park
In Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Green Ibis sighting on a given day, the highest of the 6 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Anavilhanas National Park and more
After Tortuguero National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Green Ibis are in Anavilhanas National Park (Brazil, about 40%), Bastimentos Island National Marine Park (Panama, about 30%) and Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas (Brazil, about 20%). Outside Central America, the best option is Anavilhanas National Park in South America (about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are January, June–August and October in Tortuguero National Park (about 50%), November in Anavilhanas National Park (about 70%) and February in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Green Ibis on a given day. Each park's Green Ibis page has the full month-by-month chart.
