Where to see
Basileuterus rufifrons
Santa Rosa National Park leads · 8 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Rufous-capped Warbler during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | El Triunfo | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 6 | Coiba National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Cañón del Sumidero National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 8 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Santa Rosa National Park
In Santa Rosa National Park, Costa Rica, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-capped Warbler sighting on a given day, the highest of the 8 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Rincón de la Vieja National Park and more
After Santa Rosa National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Rufous-capped Warbler are in Rincón de la Vieja National Park (Costa Rica, about 50%), Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (Mexico, about 50%) and Chagres National Park (Panama, about 50%). Outside Central America, the best option is Cumbres de Monterrey National Park in North America (about 50%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are September and October in Santa Rosa National Park (about 70%), May, August and October in Rincón de la Vieja National Park (about 60%) and May–June and August in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Rufous-capped Warbler on a given day. Each park's Rufous-capped Warbler page has the full month-by-month chart.
