Where to see
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Iguazú National Park leads · 6 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Widespread Eighty-Eight during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 6 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
Iguazú National Park
In Iguazú National Park, Argentina, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Widespread Eighty-Eight sighting on a given day, the highest of the 6 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Iguaçu National Park and more
After Iguazú National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Widespread Eighty-Eight are in Iguaçu National Park (Brazil, about 40%), Chirripó National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%) and Yasuní National Park (Ecuador, about 20%). Outside South America, the best option is Chirripó National Park in Central America (about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are May in Iguazú National Park (about 60%), April to June in Iguaçu National Park (about 50%) and October to December in Chirripó National Park (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Widespread Eighty-Eight on a given day. Each park's Widespread Eighty-Eight page has the full month-by-month chart.
