Where to see
Selasphorus flammula
Irazú Volcano National Park leads · 5 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Volcano Hummingbird during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irazú Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Poás Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Irazú Volcano National Park
In Irazú Volcano National Park, Costa Rica, about 90% of wildlife watchers report a Volcano Hummingbird sighting on a given day, the highest of the 5 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Los Quetzales National Park and more
After Irazú Volcano National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Volcano Hummingbird are in Los Quetzales National Park (Costa Rica, about 80%), Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (Costa Rica, about 60%) and Volcán Barú National Park (Panama, about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are October and December–January in Irazú Volcano National Park (over 90%), February–April and November in Los Quetzales National Park (about 80%) and January to March in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Volcano Hummingbird on a given day. Each park's Volcano Hummingbird page has the full month-by-month chart.
