Where to see
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Los Quetzales National Park leads · 7 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Lesser Violetear during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Irazú Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Poás Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Los Quetzales National Park
In Los Quetzales National Park, Costa Rica, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Violetear sighting on a given day, the highest of the 7 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Irazú Volcano National Park and more
After Los Quetzales National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Lesser Violetear are in Irazú Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 60%), Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica, about 60%) and Volcán Barú National Park (Panama, about 60%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are November to February in Los Quetzales National Park (about 90%), February, October and December in Irazú Volcano National Park (about 80%) and January in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Lesser Violetear on a given day. Each park's Lesser Violetear page has the full month-by-month chart.
