Where to see
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Chapada dos Guimarães National Park leads · 4 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Red-and-green Macaw during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Chapada dos Guimarães National Park
In Chapada dos Guimarães National Park, Brazil, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Red-and-green Macaw sighting on a given day, the highest of the 4 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Tambopata National Reserve and more
After Chapada dos Guimarães National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Red-and-green Macaw are in Tambopata National Reserve (Peru, about 40%), Darién National Park (Panama, about 30%) and Manu National Park (Peru, about 20%). Outside South America, the best option is Darién National Park in Central America (about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are May in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park (about 70%), April–May and December in Tambopata National Reserve (about 50%) and December in Darién National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Red-and-green Macaw on a given day. Each park's Red-and-green Macaw page has the full month-by-month chart.
