Where to see
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Chagres National Park leads · 4 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Red Tanager during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
Chagres National Park
In Chagres National Park, Panama, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Red Tanager sighting on a given day, the highest of the 4 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
El Palmar National Park and more
After Chagres National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Red Tanager are in El Palmar National Park (Argentina, about 40%), Arenal Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%) and El Impenetrable National Park (Argentina, about 20%). Outside Central America, the best option is El Palmar National Park in South America (about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are November in Chagres National Park (about 80%), September in El Palmar National Park (about 60%) and February–May and July in Arenal Volcano National Park (about 30%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Red Tanager on a given day. Each park's Red Tanager page has the full month-by-month chart.
