Where to see
Hylocichla mustelina
Tikal National Park leads · 13 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Wood Thrush during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tikal National Park | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 2 | Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇧🇿 Belize | |
| 3 | Pico Bonito National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 4 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 8 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 9 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 10 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 11 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 13 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Tikal National Park
In Tikal National Park, Guatemala, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Wood Thrush sighting on a given day, the highest of the 13 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary and more
After Tikal National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Wood Thrush are in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary (Belize, about 40%), Pico Bonito National Park (Honduras, about 40%) and Calakmul Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 30%). Outside Central America, the best option is Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in North America (about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are December and January in Tikal National Park (about 80%), November and December in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary (about 80%) and November in Pico Bonito National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Wood Thrush on a given day. Each park's Wood Thrush page has the full month-by-month chart.
