Where to see
Elaenia frantzii
Irazú Volcano National Park leads · 8 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Mountain Elaenia during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irazú Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | La Tigra National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 7 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 8 | Poás Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Irazú Volcano National Park
In Irazú Volcano National Park, Costa Rica, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Elaenia sighting on a given day, the highest of the 8 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Los Quetzales National Park and more
After Irazú Volcano National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Mountain Elaenia are in Los Quetzales National Park (Costa Rica, about 50%), Volcán Barú National Park (Panama, about 50%) and Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are March–April and June in Irazú Volcano National Park (about 80%), April in Los Quetzales National Park (about 70%) and May and June in Volcán Barú National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Mountain Elaenia on a given day. Each park's Mountain Elaenia page has the full month-by-month chart.
