Where to see
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Tikal National Park leads · 8 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Northern Rough-winged Swallow during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tikal National Park | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 2 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Cañón del Sumidero National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 6 | Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 7 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Tikal National Park
In Tikal National Park, Guatemala, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Rough-winged Swallow sighting on a given day, the highest of the 8 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Lago de Yojoa and more
After Tikal National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Northern Rough-winged Swallow are in Lago de Yojoa (Honduras, about 40%), Cañón del Sumidero National Park (Mexico, about 30%) and Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 20%). Outside Central America, the best option is Cañón del Sumidero National Park in North America (about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are January and April in Tikal National Park (about 50%), February and March in Lago de Yojoa (about 60%) and February and November in Cañón del Sumidero National Park (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Northern Rough-winged Swallow on a given day. Each park's Northern Rough-winged Swallow page has the full month-by-month chart.
