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Los Quetzales National Park leads · 5 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a White-throated Mountain-gem during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Los Quetzales National Park
In Los Quetzales National Park, Costa Rica, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a White-throated Mountain-gem sighting on a given day, the highest of the 5 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Volcán Barú National Park and more
After Los Quetzales National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a White-throated Mountain-gem are in Volcán Barú National Park (Panama, about 70%), Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (Costa Rica, about 40%) and Chirripó National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are August and November in Los Quetzales National Park (about 90%), June in Volcán Barú National Park (about 80%) and February–April, August and December in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a White-throated Mountain-gem on a given day. Each park's White-throated Mountain-gem page has the full month-by-month chart.
