Where to see
Pyrocephalus rubinus
Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas leads · 12 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Vermilion Flycatcher during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Celestún Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 6 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 7 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 9 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 11 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 12 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas
In Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas, Brazil, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Vermilion Flycatcher sighting on a given day, the highest of the 12 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Big Bend National Park and more
After Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas, the next-best odds of seeing a Vermilion Flycatcher are in Big Bend National Park (United States, about 40%), Bahía de Loreto National Park (Mexico, about 30%) and Celestún Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 30%). Outside South America, the best option is Big Bend National Park in North America (about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are July and August in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas (about 60%), March in Big Bend National Park (about 50%) and March, May and October–November in Bahía de Loreto National Park (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Vermilion Flycatcher on a given day. Each park's Vermilion Flycatcher page has the full month-by-month chart.
