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Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park leads · 4 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a White-crowned Pigeon during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Ciénaga de Zapata | 🇨🇺 Cuba | |
| 3 | Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | |
| 4 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park
In Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park, Mexico, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a White-crowned Pigeon sighting on a given day, the highest of the 4 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Ciénaga de Zapata and more
After Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a White-crowned Pigeon are in Ciénaga de Zapata (Cuba, about 30%), Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park (Jamaica, about 30%) and Bastimentos Island National Marine Park (Panama, about 20%). Outside North America, the best option is Ciénaga de Zapata in Central America (about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are May in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park (about 70%), May in Ciénaga de Zapata (about 60%) and March in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a White-crowned Pigeon on a given day. Each park's White-crowned Pigeon page has the full month-by-month chart.
