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Brownsberg Nature Park leads · 13 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Red Postman during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 2 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 3 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 8 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 12 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Brownsberg Nature Park
In Brownsberg Nature Park, Suriname, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Red Postman sighting on a given day, the highest of the 13 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Amboró National Park and more
After Brownsberg Nature Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Red Postman are in Amboró National Park (Bolivia, about 40%), Iguazú National Park (Argentina, about 40%) and Iguaçu National Park (Brazil, about 30%). Outside South America, the best option is Soberanía National Park in Central America (about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are April and November–December in Brownsberg Nature Park (about 70%), March in Amboró National Park (about 60%) and April–June and August in Iguazú National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Red Postman on a given day. Each park's Red Postman page has the full month-by-month chart.
