Where to see
Ortalis vetula
Cañón del Sumidero National Park leads · 13 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Plain Chachalaca during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cañón del Sumidero National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 4 | Tikal National Park | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 5 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 6 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 7 | Ostional Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇧🇿 Belize | |
| 9 | Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 10 | Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Celestún Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 12 | La Tigra National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 13 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras |
Cañón del Sumidero National Park
In Cañón del Sumidero National Park, Mexico, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Plain Chachalaca sighting on a given day, the highest of the 13 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Calakmul Biosphere Reserve and more
After Cañón del Sumidero National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Plain Chachalaca are in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 40%), Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park (Honduras, about 40%) and Tikal National Park (Guatemala, about 40%). Outside North America, the best option is Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park in Central America (about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are April in Cañón del Sumidero National Park (about 80%), January, April and July in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve (about 60%) and June in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Plain Chachalaca on a given day. Each park's Plain Chachalaca page has the full month-by-month chart.
