Where to see
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Iguazú National Park leads · 17 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Red Peacock during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 3 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 6 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 8 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 9 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 10 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 11 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 12 | Caroni Swamp | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 13 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 14 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 15 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 16 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 17 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
Iguazú National Park
In Iguazú National Park, Argentina, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Red Peacock sighting on a given day, the highest of the 17 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Main Ridge Forest Reserve and more
After Iguazú National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Red Peacock are in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (Trinidad and Tobago, about 40%), Iberá National Park (Argentina, about 40%) and Tayrona National Natural Park (Colombia, about 40%). Outside South America, the best option is Main Ridge Forest Reserve in Central America (about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are May and June in Iguazú National Park (about 50%), November in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (about 60%) and May and June in Iberá National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Red Peacock on a given day. Each park's Red Peacock page has the full month-by-month chart.
