Where to see
Tangara icterocephala
Poás Volcano National Park leads · 10 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Silver-throated Tanager during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poás Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Poás Volcano National Park
In Poás Volcano National Park, Costa Rica, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Silver-throated Tanager sighting on a given day, the highest of the 10 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Chirripó National Park and more
After Poás Volcano National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Silver-throated Tanager are in Chirripó National Park (Costa Rica, about 60%), Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (Colombia, about 60%) and Volcán Barú National Park (Panama, about 50%). Outside Central America, the best option is Farallones de Cali National Natural Park in South America (about 60%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are January and February in Poás Volcano National Park (about 90%), November and December in Chirripó National Park (about 80%) and January and November in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Silver-throated Tanager on a given day. Each park's Silver-throated Tanager page has the full month-by-month chart.
