Challenge

Costa Rica Classics

Q: Where is the best place to see Costa Rica Classics?

Corcovado National Park. In Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica, the chance of seeing all 4 (howler monkey, toucan, scarlet macaw and basilisk) on the same day is about 10%, the highest of the 8 parks where all of them live, and over a three-day visit it rises to about 80%. Next come Carara National Park (about 10% a day), Manuel Antonio National Park (about 10% a day) and Marino Ballena National Park (about 10% a day). It multiplies each animal's daily chance, as if they were independent, so read it as a rough guide.

Q: Which of Costa Rica Classics is hardest to see?

Howler monkey. In Corcovado National Park, the best park for Costa Rica Classics, about about 50% of wildlife watchers report the howler monkey on a given day, against about 70% for the scarlet macaw. The hardest one decides how many days you need.

Q: How do you complete Costa Rica Classics on Wallace's Line?

Mark them as seen. Tick ✓ Seen on each animal's card, add your trips, or link your iNaturalist account. Your passport counts Costa Rica Classics three ways: anywhere in the world, all in one park, and all in a single trip.

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The checklist: 4 animals

Alouatta palliata

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Ramphastos sulfuratus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Ara macao

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Basiliscus plumifrons

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Where to go

Chance of seeing in

Month by month at Corcovado National Park

~80%

Jan

~90%

Feb

~80%

Mar

~80%

Apr

~70%

May

~80%

Jun

~70%

Jul

~70%

Aug

~70%

Sep

~60%

Oct

~60%

Nov

~70%

Dec

Time of day

Where they are recorded most Parks with some of them Cities with some of them

Parks

#	Park	Country	Animals	All 4 in 3 days
1	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4 of 4	~80%
	Mantled Howler Monkey			~90%
	Black-mandibled Toucan			>90%
	Scarlet Macaw			>90%
	Common Basilisk			>90%
2	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4 of 4	~60%
	Mantled Howler Monkey			~90%
	Black-mandibled Toucan			~90%
	Scarlet Macaw			~90%
	Common Basilisk			~90%
3	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4 of 4	~60%
	Mantled Howler Monkey			~80%
	Black-mandibled Toucan			~80%
	Scarlet Macaw			>90%
	Common Basilisk			>90%
4	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4 of 4	~60%
	Mantled Howler Monkey			>90%
	Black-mandibled Toucan			~80%
	Scarlet Macaw			~70%
	Common Basilisk			>90%
5	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4 of 4	~30%
	Mantled Howler Monkey			~60%
	Black-mandibled Toucan			~90%
	Scarlet Macaw			~60%
	Common Basilisk			>90%
6	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4 of 4	~20%
	Mantled Howler Monkey			>90%
	Keel-billed Toucan			~90%
	Scarlet Macaw			~20%
	Basiisk Verde			>90%
7	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4 of 4	~10%
	Mantled Howler Monkey			~90%
	Keel-billed Toucan			~90%
	Scarlet Macaw			~20%
	Basiisk Verde			~90%
8	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4 of 4	<5%
	Mantled Howler Monkey			~40%
	Keel-billed Toucan			~30%
	Scarlet Macaw			~20%
	Basiisk Verde			~30%
9	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 4	Missing: Scarlet macaw
	Mantled Howler Monkey			>90%
	Black-mandibled Toucan			~90%
	Brown Basilisk			~80%
10	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 4	Missing: Toucan
	Mantled Howler Monkey			>90%
	Scarlet Macaw			~50%
	Common Basilisk			~80%
11	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 4	Missing: Scarlet macaw
	Mantled Howler Monkey			~80%
	Keel-billed Toucan			~90%
	Common Basilisk			~50%
12	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	3 of 4	Missing: Scarlet macaw
	Mantled Howler Monkey			~90%
	Keel-billed Toucan			~90%
	Common Basilisk			~80%
13	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3 of 4	Missing: Scarlet macaw
	Mantled Howler Monkey			>90%
	Keel-billed Toucan			>90%
	Common Basilisk			~90%
14	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 4	Missing: Scarlet macaw
	Mantled Howler Monkey			~80%
	Black-mandibled Toucan			>90%
	Basiisk Verde			~70%
15	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 4	Missing: Scarlet macaw
	Mantled Howler Monkey			~80%
	Black-mandibled Toucan			~90%
	Basiisk Verde			~90%
16	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3 of 4	Missing: Scarlet macaw
	Mantled Howler Monkey			~90%
	Keel-billed Toucan			~60%
	Brown Basilisk			~90%
17	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 4	Missing: Scarlet macaw
	Mantled Howler Monkey			~90%
	Black-mandibled Toucan			~80%
	Basiisk Verde			~90%
18	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 4	Missing: Toucan
	Mantled Howler Monkey			>90%
	Scarlet Macaw			~50%
	Common Basilisk			~80%
19	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3 of 4	Missing: Scarlet macaw
	Mantled Howler Monkey			~60%
	Keel-billed Toucan			~90%
	Common Basilisk			~80%
20	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3 of 4	Missing: Toucan
	Mantled Howler Monkey			~90%
	Scarlet Macaw			~60%
	Common Basilisk			~90%
21	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	3 of 4	Missing: Howler monkey
	Keel-billed Toucan			~90%
	Scarlet Macaw			~90%
	Brown Basilisk			~70%
22	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	3 of 4	Missing: Howler monkey
	Keel-billed Toucan			~90%
	Scarlet Macaw			~60%
	Brown Basilisk			>90%
23	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3 of 4	Missing: Scarlet macaw
	Mantled Howler Monkey			~50%
	Black-mandibled Toucan			~80%
	Common Basilisk			~50%
24	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	3 of 4	Missing: Scarlet macaw
	Mantled Howler Monkey			~50%
	Keel-billed Toucan			~80%
	Common Basilisk			~70%
25	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 4	Missing: Scarlet macaw
	Mantled Howler Monkey			~70%
	Keel-billed Toucan			~80%
	Common Basilisk			~20%
26	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	3 of 4	Missing: Scarlet macaw
	Mantled Howler Monkey			~60%
	Keel-billed Toucan			~40%
	Brown Basilisk			~70%
27	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 4	Missing: Toucan, Scarlet macaw
	Mantled Howler Monkey			>90%
	Common Basilisk			~40%
28	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2 of 4	Missing: Howler monkey, Scarlet macaw
	Keel-billed Toucan			>90%
	Brown Basilisk			>90%
29	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	2 of 4	Missing: Howler monkey, Scarlet macaw
	Keel-billed Toucan			>90%
	Brown Basilisk			~50%
30	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 4	Missing: Howler monkey, Scarlet macaw
	Keel-billed Toucan			~90%
	Brown Basilisk			~80%
31	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2 of 4	Missing: Howler monkey, Scarlet macaw
	Keel-billed Toucan			~90%
	Brown Basilisk			~80%
32	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2 of 4	Missing: Howler monkey, Scarlet macaw
	Keel-billed Toucan			~90%
	Brown Basilisk			~70%
33	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	2 of 4	Missing: Howler monkey, Scarlet macaw
	Keel-billed Toucan			~80%
	Brown Basilisk			~80%
34	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2 of 4	Missing: Howler monkey, Scarlet macaw
	Keel-billed Toucan			~40%
	Common Basilisk			~90%
35	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	2 of 4	Missing: Howler monkey, Scarlet macaw
	Keel-billed Toucan			~50%
	Brown Basilisk			~90%
36	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 4	Missing: Howler monkey, Scarlet macaw
	Keel-billed Toucan			~70%
	Brown Basilisk			~60%
37	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 4	Missing: Howler monkey, Scarlet macaw
	Keel-billed Toucan			~30%
	Brown Basilisk			~80%
38	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2 of 4	Missing: Howler monkey, Toucan
	Scarlet Macaw			~60%
	Brown Basilisk			~60%
39	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 4	Missing: Howler monkey, Scarlet macaw
	Black-mandibled Toucan			~30%
	Common Basilisk			~40%
40	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 4	Missing: Howler monkey, Scarlet macaw
	Keel-billed Toucan			~20%
	Brown Basilisk			~40%
41	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2 of 4	Missing: Scarlet macaw, Basilisk
	Mantled Howler Monkey			~20%
	Black-mandibled Toucan			~20%
42	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	Missing: Toucan, Scarlet macaw, Basilisk
	Mantled Howler Monkey			>90%
43	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 4	Missing: Howler monkey, Scarlet macaw, Basilisk
	Black-mandibled Toucan			~90%
44	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	Missing: Toucan, Scarlet macaw, Basilisk
	Mantled Howler Monkey			~90%
45	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 4	Missing: Howler monkey, Toucan, Basilisk
	Scarlet Macaw			~80%
46	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 4	Missing: Howler monkey, Toucan, Basilisk
	Scarlet Macaw			~80%
47	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 4	Missing: Howler monkey, Toucan, Basilisk
	Scarlet Macaw			~70%
48	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 4	Missing: Toucan, Scarlet macaw, Basilisk
	Mantled Howler Monkey			~60%
49	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 4	Missing: Toucan, Scarlet macaw, Basilisk
	Mantled Howler Monkey			~60%
50	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 4	Missing: Howler monkey, Toucan, Basilisk
	Scarlet Macaw			~60%
51	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 4	Missing: Howler monkey, Toucan, Basilisk
	Scarlet Macaw			~50%
52	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 4	Missing: Howler monkey, Toucan, Basilisk
	Scarlet Macaw			~30%
53	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	Missing: Howler monkey, Toucan, Basilisk
	Scarlet Macaw			~30%
54	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	Missing: Howler monkey, Toucan, Scarlet macaw
	Brown Basilisk			~30%
55	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	Missing: Howler monkey, Toucan, Scarlet macaw
	Brown Basilisk			~20%

Cities

#	City	Country	Animals	All 4 in 3 days
1	San Pedro Sula	🇭🇳 Honduras	2 of 4	Missing: Howler monkey, Scarlet macaw
	Keel-billed Toucan			~20%
	Brown Basilisk			~80%
2	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 4	Missing: Howler monkey, Scarlet macaw
	Keel-billed Toucan			~30%
	Common Basilisk			~70%
3	Medellín	🇨🇴 Colombia	2 of 4	Missing: Howler monkey, Toucan
	Scarlet Macaw			~30%
	Common Basilisk			~20%
4	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	Missing: Howler monkey, Toucan, Scarlet macaw
	Brown Basilisk			~70%
5	Barranquilla	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 4	Missing: Howler monkey, Toucan, Scarlet macaw
	Common Basilisk			~50%
6	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	Missing: Howler monkey, Toucan, Scarlet macaw
	Common Basilisk			~50%
7	Cali	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 4	Missing: Howler monkey, Toucan, Scarlet macaw
	Common Basilisk			~40%
8	Manaus	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	Missing: Howler monkey, Toucan, Basilisk
	Scarlet Macaw			~40%
9	San Salvador	🇸🇻 El Salvador	1 of 4	Missing: Howler monkey, Toucan, Scarlet macaw
	Brown Basilisk			~40%

Zoos & centres

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Zoológico de San Juan de Aragón	🇲🇽 Mexico	4 of 4 in captivity
2	San Diego Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 4 in captivity
3	National Zoological Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 4 in captivity
4	ZooParc de Beauval	🇫🇷 France	3 of 4 in captivity
5	Faunia	🇪🇸 Spain	3 of 4 in captivity
6	OdySea Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 4 in captivity
7	Parque Municipal Summit	🇵🇦 Panama	3 of 4 in captivity
8	Parque museo La Venta	🇲🇽 Mexico	3 of 4 in captivity
9	Reino Animal	🇲🇽 Mexico	3 of 4 in captivity
10	Safari Masai Mara	🇲🇽 Mexico	3 of 4 in captivity
11	The Abilene Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 4 in captivity
12	Xcaret	🇲🇽 Mexico	3 of 4 in captivity
13	zoologico de barranquilla	🇨🇴 Colombia	3 of 4 in captivity
14	Zoológico Miguél Álvarez del Toro	🇲🇽 Mexico	3 of 4 in captivity
15	Busch Gardens Tampa	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4 in captivity
16	Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4 in captivity
17	Zlín-Lešná Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	2 of 4 in captivity
18	Abilene Zoological Gardens	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4 in captivity
19	Acuario Inbursa	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 4 in captivity
20	Acuario Michin Guadalajara	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 4 in captivity

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Before you go

Where is the best place to see Costa Rica Classics?

Corcovado National Park

In Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica, the chance of seeing all 4 (howler monkey, toucan, scarlet macaw and basilisk) on the same day is about 10%, the highest of the 8 parks where all of them live, and over a three-day visit it rises to about 80%. Next come Carara National Park (about 10% a day), Manuel Antonio National Park (about 10% a day) and Marino Ballena National Park (about 10% a day). It multiplies each animal's daily chance, as if they were independent, so read it as a rough guide.

Which of Costa Rica Classics is hardest to see?

Howler monkey

In Corcovado National Park, the best park for Costa Rica Classics, about about 50% of wildlife watchers report the howler monkey on a given day, against about 70% for the scarlet macaw. The hardest one decides how many days you need.

How do you complete Costa Rica Classics on Wallace's Line?

Mark them as seen

Tick ✓ Seen on each animal's card, add your trips, or link your iNaturalist account. Your passport counts Costa Rica Classics three ways: anywhere in the world, all in one park, and all in a single trip.

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Costa Rica Classics

The checklist: 4 animals

Mantled Howler Monkey

Keel-billed Toucan

Scarlet Macaw

Basiisk Verde

Where to go

Month by month at Corcovado National Park

Month by month at Corcovado National Park

Month by month at Corcovado National Park

Month by month at Carara National Park

Month by month at Carara National Park

Month by month at Carara National Park

Time of day

Parks

Cities

Zoos & centres

Before you go

Where is the best place to see Costa Rica Classics?

Which of Costa Rica Classics is hardest to see?

How do you complete Costa Rica Classics on Wallace's Line?