Melodious Blackbird

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Masaya Volcano National Park leads · 30 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Melodious Blackbird during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
~80%
2 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
~70%
3 Tikal National Park 🇬🇹 Guatemala
~70%
4 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~60%
5 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~60%
6 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~60%
7 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
~60%
8 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
~60%
9 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~60%
10 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~50%
11 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~50%
12 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~50%
13 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~40%
14 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~40%
15 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~40%
16 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
~40%
17 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~40%
18 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
19 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
20 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
21 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
22 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
23 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
24 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
25 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Melodious Blackbird?

Masaya Volcano National Park

In Masaya Volcano National Park, Nicaragua, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Melodious Blackbird sighting on a given day, the highest of the 30 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

Where else can you see a Melodious Blackbird?

Lago de Yojoa and more

After Masaya Volcano National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Melodious Blackbird are in Lago de Yojoa (Honduras, about 70%), Tikal National Park (Guatemala, about 70%) and Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park (Honduras, about 60%). Outside Central America, the best option is El Triunfo in North America (about 60%).

When is the best time to see a Melodious Blackbird?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are June in Masaya Volcano National Park (about 90%), June and July in Lago de Yojoa (about 80%) and July in Tikal National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Melodious Blackbird on a given day. Each park's Melodious Blackbird page has the full month-by-month chart.