Where to see
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Isla del Coco National Park leads · 23 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Whimbrel during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isla del Coco National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | West Coast National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Galápagos Islands | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Utría National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Ostional Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 8 | Coiba National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Bako National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 11 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Vatnajokull National Park | 🇮🇸 Iceland | |
| 14 | Las Baulas Marine National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 15 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 16 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 17 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 18 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 19 | Cape Range | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 20 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 21 | Raja Ampat | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 22 | Marino Ballena National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 23 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Isla del Coco National Park
In Isla del Coco National Park, Costa Rica, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Whimbrel sighting on a given day, the highest of the 23 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Sundarbans National Park and more
After Isla del Coco National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Whimbrel are in Sundarbans National Park (India, about 70%), West Coast National Park (South Africa, about 70%) and Galápagos Islands (Ecuador, about 40%). Outside Central America, the best options are Sundarbans National Park in Asia (about 70%), West Coast National Park in Africa (about 70%) and Galápagos Islands in South America (about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are June, September and December in Isla del Coco National Park (about 90%), August in Sundarbans National Park (about 90%) and March in West Coast National Park (about 90%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Whimbrel on a given day. Each park's Whimbrel page has the full month-by-month chart.
