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