Where to see
Trogon chionurus
Utría National Natural Park leads · 4 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a White-tailed Trogon during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utría National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | San Lorenzo Protected Forest | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Utría National Natural Park
In Utría National Natural Park, Colombia, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a White-tailed Trogon sighting on a given day, the highest of the 4 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
San Lorenzo Protected Forest and more
After Utría National Natural Park, the next-best odds of seeing a White-tailed Trogon are in San Lorenzo Protected Forest (Panama, about 30%), Darién National Park (Panama, about 30%) and Soberanía National Park (Panama, about 20%). Outside South America, the best option is San Lorenzo Protected Forest in Central America (about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are February–March, May, August and October in Utría National Natural Park (about 50%), February, June–July and November in San Lorenzo Protected Forest (about 40%) and April in Darién National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a White-tailed Trogon on a given day. Each park's White-tailed Trogon page has the full month-by-month chart.
