Where to see
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Elk Island National Park leads · 9 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Least Flycatcher during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elk Island National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Cañón del Sumidero National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Riding Mountain National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Voyageurs National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 8 | El Triunfo | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 9 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Elk Island National Park
In Elk Island National Park, Canada, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Least Flycatcher sighting on a given day, the highest of the 9 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Point Pelee National Park and more
After Elk Island National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Least Flycatcher are in Point Pelee National Park (Canada, about 40%), Calakmul Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 30%) and Cañón del Sumidero National Park (Mexico, about 30%). Outside North America, the best option is Biotopo Cerro Cahuí in Central America (about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are June in Elk Island National Park (about 80%), May and August in Point Pelee National Park (about 50%) and February in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Least Flycatcher on a given day. Each park's Least Flycatcher page has the full month-by-month chart.
