Where to see
Molothrus bonariensis
Iberá National Park leads · 11 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Shiny Cowbird during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 7 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 11 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
Iberá National Park
In Iberá National Park, Argentina, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Shiny Cowbird sighting on a given day, the highest of the 11 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Chapada dos Guimarães National Park and more
After Iberá National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Shiny Cowbird are in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park (Brazil, about 30%), El Palmar National Park (Argentina, about 30%) and Tayrona National Natural Park (Colombia, about 30%). Outside South America, the best option is Main Ridge Forest Reserve in Central America (about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are September in Iberá National Park (about 60%), June, August–October and December in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park (about 40%) and September and October in El Palmar National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Shiny Cowbird on a given day. Each park's Shiny Cowbird page has the full month-by-month chart.
