Where to see
Piranga ludoviciana
Grand Teton National Park leads · 12 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Western Tanager during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | El Triunfo | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 6 | Cañón del Sumidero National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 7 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Grand Teton National Park
In Grand Teton National Park, United States, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Western Tanager sighting on a given day, the highest of the 12 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Yosemite National Park and more
After Grand Teton National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Western Tanager are in Yosemite National Park (United States, about 40%), Glacier National Park (United States, about 40%) and Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (United States, about 30%). Outside North America, the best option is Santa Rosa National Park in Central America (about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are June and July in Grand Teton National Park (about 60%), May and June in Yosemite National Park (about 70%) and June in Glacier National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Western Tanager on a given day. Each park's Western Tanager page has the full month-by-month chart.
