Where to see
Podocnemis unifilis
Madidi National Park leads · 6 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Yellow-headed Sideneck during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 2 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Madidi National Park
In Madidi National Park, Bolivia, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-headed Sideneck sighting on a given day, the highest of the 6 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Yasuní National Park and more
After Madidi National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Yellow-headed Sideneck are in Yasuní National Park (Ecuador, about 40%), Tambopata National Reserve (Peru, about 30%) and Amacayacu National Natural Park (Colombia, about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are January, July and September–November in Madidi National Park (about 70%), April in Yasuní National Park (about 60%) and March in Tambopata National Reserve (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Yellow-headed Sideneck on a given day. Each park's Yellow-headed Sideneck page has the full month-by-month chart.
