Where to see
Geothlypis formosa
Tikal National Park leads · 5 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Kentucky Warbler during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tikal National Park | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 2 | Pico Bonito National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 4 | Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇧🇿 Belize | |
| 5 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Tikal National Park
In Tikal National Park, Guatemala, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Kentucky Warbler sighting on a given day, the highest of the 5 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Pico Bonito National Park and more
After Tikal National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Kentucky Warbler are in Pico Bonito National Park (Honduras, about 30%), Biotopo Cerro Cahuí (Guatemala, about 20%) and Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary (Belize, about 20%). Outside Central America, the best option is Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in North America (about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are September and December in Tikal National Park (about 70%), November in Pico Bonito National Park (about 60%) and September in Biotopo Cerro Cahuí (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Kentucky Warbler on a given day. Each park's Kentucky Warbler page has the full month-by-month chart.
