Where to see
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Los Quetzales National Park leads · 4 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Irazú Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Los Quetzales National Park
In Los Quetzales National Park, Costa Rica, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher sighting on a given day, the highest of the 4 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park and more
After Los Quetzales National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher are in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (Costa Rica, about 50%), Irazú Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 40%) and Volcán Barú National Park (Panama, about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are March to July in Los Quetzales National Park (about 80%), February and March in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (about 60%) and April–May and September in Irazú Volcano National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher on a given day. Each park's Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher page has the full month-by-month chart.
