Where to see
Setophaga pitiayumi
El Palmar National Park leads · 17 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Tropical Parula during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 3 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 6 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 8 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 9 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 10 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 11 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 13 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 14 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 15 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 16 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 17 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
El Palmar National Park
In El Palmar National Park, Argentina, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Tropical Parula sighting on a given day, the highest of the 17 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Amboró National Park and more
After El Palmar National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Tropical Parula are in Amboró National Park (Bolivia, about 50%), Iguazú National Park (Argentina, about 50%) and Iguaçu National Park (Brazil, about 40%). Outside South America, the best options are Cumbres de Monterrey National Park in North America (about 30%) and Arenal Volcano National Park in Central America (about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are February–May and September in El Palmar National Park (about 80%), September and November in Amboró National Park (about 60%) and July in Iguazú National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Tropical Parula on a given day. Each park's Tropical Parula page has the full month-by-month chart.
