Where to see
Amazona farinosa
Yasuní National Park leads · 19 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Mealy Parrot during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | San Lorenzo Protected Forest | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Tikal National Park | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 8 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 11 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 12 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 14 | Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇧🇿 Belize | |
| 15 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 16 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 17 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 18 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 19 | Utría National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Yasuní National Park
In Yasuní National Park, Ecuador, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Mealy Parrot sighting on a given day, the highest of the 19 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Tambopata National Reserve and more
After Yasuní National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Mealy Parrot are in Tambopata National Reserve (Peru, about 40%), Darién National Park (Panama, about 40%) and Tortuguero National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%). Outside South America, the best options are Darién National Park in Central America (about 40%) and Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve in North America (about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are March, August–September and November in Yasuní National Park (about 50%), May, August–September and November–December in Tambopata National Reserve (about 50%) and June in Darién National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Mealy Parrot on a given day. Each park's Mealy Parrot page has the full month-by-month chart.
