Where to see
Patagioenas flavirostris
Masaya Volcano National Park leads · 15 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Red-billed Pigeon during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Masaya Volcano National Park | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | |
| 2 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | El Triunfo | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 6 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Pico Bonito National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 10 | Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Cusuco National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 12 | Irazú Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 14 | Cañón del Sumidero National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 15 | La Tigra National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras |
Masaya Volcano National Park
In Masaya Volcano National Park, Nicaragua, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Red-billed Pigeon sighting on a given day, the highest of the 15 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Calakmul Biosphere Reserve and more
After Masaya Volcano National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Red-billed Pigeon are in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 30%), Arenal Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%) and Tenorio Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%). Outside Central America, the best option is Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in North America (about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are January to March in Masaya Volcano National Park (about 70%), January and July in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve (about 50%) and January–May and July–August in Arenal Volcano National Park (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Red-billed Pigeon on a given day. Each park's Red-billed Pigeon page has the full month-by-month chart.
