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