Where to see
Jabiru mycteria
Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas leads · 4 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Jabiru during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas
In Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas, Brazil, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Jabiru sighting on a given day, the highest of the 4 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Palo Verde National Park and more
After Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas, the next-best odds of seeing a Jabiru are in Palo Verde National Park (Costa Rica, about 40%), El Impenetrable National Park (Argentina, about 20%) and Iberá National Park (Argentina, about 20%). Outside South America, the best option is Palo Verde National Park in Central America (about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are August in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas (about 80%), September in Palo Verde National Park (about 50%) and July and October in El Impenetrable National Park (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Jabiru on a given day. Each park's Jabiru page has the full month-by-month chart.
