Where to see
Eretmochelys imbricata
Coiba National Park leads · 7 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Hawksbill during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coiba National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Komodo National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Raja Ampat | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 6 | Ningaloo Marine Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Coiba National Park
In Coiba National Park, Panama, about 90% of wildlife watchers report a Hawksbill sighting on a given day, the highest of the 7 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Komodo National Park and more
After Coiba National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Hawksbill are in Komodo National Park (Indonesia, about 70%), Raja Ampat (Indonesia, about 70%) and Bali Barat National Park (Indonesia, about 40%). Outside Central America, the best options are Komodo National Park in Southeast Asia (about 70%), Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park in North America (about 20%) and Ningaloo Marine Park in Oceania (about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are December in Coiba National Park (over 90%), May, July, September and December in Komodo National Park (about 80%) and March and December–January in Raja Ampat (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Hawksbill on a given day. Each park's Hawksbill page has the full month-by-month chart.
