Yellow-Headed Caracara

Where to see

Yellow-Headed Caracara

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Coiba National Park leads · 31 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Yellow-Headed Caracara during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~70%
2 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~50%
3 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~50%
4 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~50%
5 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~40%
6 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
~40%
7 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~40%
8 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~40%
9 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~40%
10 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~40%
11 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
~40%
12 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~40%
13 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~40%
14 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
~30%
15 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
16 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~30%
17 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~30%
18 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
~20%
19 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
~20%
20 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
21 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
22 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~20%
23 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
24 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
25 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Yellow-Headed Caracara?

Coiba National Park

In Coiba National Park, Panama, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-Headed Caracara sighting on a given day, the highest of the 31 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see a Yellow-Headed Caracara?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are July and October in Coiba National Park (about 80%), December in Soberanía National Park (about 70%) and December in Emas National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Yellow-Headed Caracara on a given day. Each park's Yellow-Headed Caracara page has the full month-by-month chart.