Where to see
Campephilus guatemalensis
Tikal National Park leads · 10 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Pale-billed Woodpecker during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tikal National Park | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 2 | Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇧🇿 Belize | |
| 3 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 6 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Tikal National Park
In Tikal National Park, Guatemala, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Pale-billed Woodpecker sighting on a given day, the highest of the 10 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary and more
After Tikal National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Pale-billed Woodpecker are in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary (Belize, about 40%), Calakmul Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 40%) and Corcovado National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%). Outside Central America, the best option is Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in North America (about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are July and December–January in Tikal National Park (about 60%), September in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary (about 60%) and December to March in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Pale-billed Woodpecker on a given day. Each park's Pale-billed Woodpecker page has the full month-by-month chart.
