Where to see
Schiffornis turdina
Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary leads · 4 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Russet-winged Schiffornis during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇧🇿 Belize | |
| 2 | Tikal National Park | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 3 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 4 | Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
In Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, Belize, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Russet-winged Schiffornis sighting on a given day, the highest of the 4 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Tikal National Park and more
After Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, the next-best odds of seeing a Russet-winged Schiffornis are in Tikal National Park (Guatemala, about 40%), Brownsberg Nature Park (Suriname, about 20%) and Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 20%). Outside Central America, the best options are Brownsberg Nature Park in South America (about 20%) and Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve in North America (about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are September and December in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary (about 60%), December in Tikal National Park (about 70%) and March in Brownsberg Nature Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Russet-winged Schiffornis on a given day. Each park's Russet-winged Schiffornis page has the full month-by-month chart.
