Where to see
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park leads · 6 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Pipevine Swallowtail during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Cabo Pulmo National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 6 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
In Great Smoky Mountains National Park, United States, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Pipevine Swallowtail sighting on a given day, the highest of the 6 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park and more
After Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Pipevine Swallowtail are in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park (Mexico, about 30%), Saguaro National Park (United States, about 30%) and Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (Mexico, about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are April and July in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (about 80%), February and March in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park (about 50%) and September and October in Saguaro National Park (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Pipevine Swallowtail on a given day. Each park's Pipevine Swallowtail page has the full month-by-month chart.
