Red Admiral

Where to see

Red Admiral

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Point Pelee National Park leads · 33 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Red Admiral during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~40%
2 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
~40%
3 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
~40%
4 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~30%
5 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~30%
6 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~30%
7 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~30%
8 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
~30%
9 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~30%
10 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~30%
11 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~30%
12 Hohe Tauern National Park 🇦🇹 Austria
~30%
13 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
14 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
~20%
15 Plitvice Lakes National Park 🇭🇷 Croatia
~20%
16 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
17 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~20%
18 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~20%
19 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%
20 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
~20%
21 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
22 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~20%
23 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
~20%
24 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
25 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Red Admiral?

Point Pelee National Park

In Point Pelee National Park, Canada, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Red Admiral sighting on a given day, the highest of the 33 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see a Red Admiral?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are April in Point Pelee National Park (about 60%), February, April–June and September in Triglav National Park (about 40%) and August and September in Tatra National Park (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Red Admiral on a given day. Each park's Red Admiral page has the full month-by-month chart.