Where to see
Ramphocelus passerinii
Arenal Volcano National Park leads · 19 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Scarlet-rumped Tanager during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Poás Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Marino Ballena National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 13 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 14 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 15 | Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 16 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 17 | Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇧🇿 Belize | |
| 18 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 19 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Arenal Volcano National Park
In Arenal Volcano National Park, Costa Rica, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Scarlet-rumped Tanager sighting on a given day, the highest of the 19 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Piedras Blancas National Park and more
After Arenal Volcano National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Scarlet-rumped Tanager are in Piedras Blancas National Park (Costa Rica, about 80%), Poás Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 70%) and Marino Ballena National Park (Costa Rica, about 70%). Outside Central America, the best option is Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve in North America (about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are November to September in Arenal Volcano National Park (about 80%), April and May in Piedras Blancas National Park (about 90%) and June–July, September and November–April in Poás Volcano National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Scarlet-rumped Tanager on a given day. Each park's Scarlet-rumped Tanager page has the full month-by-month chart.
