Where to see
Papilio thoas
Brownsberg Nature Park leads · 13 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Thoas Swallowtail during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 2 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Pico Bonito National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 7 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 9 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 10 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 13 | Ostional Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Brownsberg Nature Park
In Brownsberg Nature Park, Suriname, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Thoas Swallowtail sighting on a given day, the highest of the 13 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Iguazú National Park and more
After Brownsberg Nature Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Thoas Swallowtail are in Iguazú National Park (Argentina, about 40%), Iguaçu National Park (Brazil, about 30%) and Bastimentos Island National Marine Park (Panama, about 30%). Outside South America, the best option is Bastimentos Island National Marine Park in Central America (about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are April and November in Brownsberg Nature Park (about 70%), February and September in Iguazú National Park (about 50%) and February and September in Iguaçu National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Thoas Swallowtail on a given day. Each park's Thoas Swallowtail page has the full month-by-month chart.
