Where to see
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Iguazú National Park leads · 5 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting an Orange Mapwing during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 4 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Iguazú National Park
In Iguazú National Park, Argentina, about 50% of wildlife watchers report an Orange Mapwing sighting on a given day, the highest of the 5 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Iguaçu National Park and more
After Iguazú National Park, the next-best odds of seeing an Orange Mapwing are in Iguaçu National Park (Brazil, about 40%), Lago de Yojoa (Honduras, about 20%) and Podocarpus National Park (Ecuador, about 20%). Outside South America, the best option is Lago de Yojoa in Central America (about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are October in Iguazú National Park (about 80%), August and October in Iguaçu National Park (about 70%) and January in Lago de Yojoa (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an Orange Mapwing on a given day. Each park's Orange Mapwing page has the full month-by-month chart.
