Where to see
Eudocimus albus
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge leads · 18 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a White Ibis during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Celestún Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 7 | Ciénaga de Zapata | 🇨🇺 Cuba | |
| 8 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Marino Ballena National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 12 | Las Baulas Marine National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 14 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 15 | Coiba National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 16 | Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 17 | Ostional Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 18 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge
In Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, United States, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a White Ibis sighting on a given day, the highest of the 18 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Big Cypress National Preserve and more
After Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, the next-best odds of seeing a White Ibis are in Big Cypress National Preserve (United States, about 70%), Everglades National Park (United States, about 60%) and Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 60%). Outside North America, the best option is Palo Verde National Park in Central America (about 50%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are March in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (about 90%), December in Big Cypress National Preserve (about 90%) and March, June and November–December in Everglades National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a White Ibis on a given day. Each park's White Ibis page has the full month-by-month chart.
