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Celestún Biosphere Reserve leads · 16 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting an Olive-throated Parakeet during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celestún Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Pico Bonito National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 4 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Tikal National Park | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 6 | Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | |
| 7 | Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇧🇿 Belize | |
| 8 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 10 | Cusuco National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 11 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 12 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 13 | Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 14 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 15 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 16 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Celestún Biosphere Reserve
In Celestún Biosphere Reserve, Mexico, about 60% of wildlife watchers report an Olive-throated Parakeet sighting on a given day, the highest of the 16 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve and more
After Celestún Biosphere Reserve, the next-best odds of seeing an Olive-throated Parakeet are in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 50%), Pico Bonito National Park (Honduras, about 50%) and Calakmul Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 50%). Outside North America, the best option is Pico Bonito National Park in Central America (about 50%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are January, April, June and August–September in Celestún Biosphere Reserve (about 70%), May in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve (about 70%) and June and November–December in Pico Bonito National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an Olive-throated Parakeet on a given day. Each park's Olive-throated Parakeet page has the full month-by-month chart.
