Where to see
Chloroceryle americana
Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas leads · 15 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Green Kingfisher during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Coiba National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 9 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 10 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 11 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 14 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 15 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas
In Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas, Brazil, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Green Kingfisher sighting on a given day, the highest of the 15 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Carara National Park and more
After Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas, the next-best odds of seeing a Green Kingfisher are in Carara National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%), Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 30%) and Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve (Ecuador, about 30%). Outside South America, the best options are Carara National Park in Central America (about 30%) and Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve in North America (about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are July and November in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas (about 60%), March, May and September in Carara National Park (about 40%) and May in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Green Kingfisher on a given day. Each park's Green Kingfisher page has the full month-by-month chart.
