Where to See Rainforest Night Walk: 2 Parks Ranked by Real Odds

Q: Where is the best place to see Rainforest Night Walk?

Manuel Antonio National Park. In Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica, the chance of seeing all 3 (kinkajou, red-eyed tree frog and potoo) on the same day is under 5%, the highest of the 2 parks where all of them live, and over a three-day visit it rises to about 10%. Next come Soberanía National Park (under 5% a day). It multiplies each animal's daily chance, as if they were independent, so read it as a rough guide.

Q: Which of Rainforest Night Walk is hardest to see?

Potoo. In Manuel Antonio National Park, the best park for Rainforest Night Walk, about about 10% of wildlife watchers report the potoo on a given day, against about 50% for the red-eyed tree frog. The hardest one decides how many days you need.

Q: How do you complete Rainforest Night Walk 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 Rainforest Night Walk three ways: anywhere in the world, all in one park, and all in a single trip.

The checklist: 3 animals

LC

Potos flavus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC

Agalychnis callidryas

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

LC

Nyctibius griseus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Where to go

Chance of seeing in

Month by month at Manuel Antonio National Park

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

<5%

Jun

<5%

Jul

<5%

Aug

<5%

Sep

<5%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

Time of day

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

Parks

#	Park	Country	Animals	All 3 in 3 days
1	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 3	~10%
	Kinkajou			~30%
	Red-eyed Treefrog			~80%
	Common Potoo			~20%
2	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3 of 3	~10%
	Kinkajou			~50%
	Red-eyed Treefrog			~80%
	Common Potoo			~20%
3	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 3	Missing: Potoo
	Kinkajou			~20%
	Red-eyed Treefrog			>90%
4	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 3	Missing: Potoo
	Kinkajou			~40%
	Red-eyed Treefrog			~90%
5	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 3	Missing: Potoo
	Kinkajou			~30%
	Red-eyed Treefrog			~90%
6	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 3	Missing: Potoo
	Kinkajou			~40%
	Red-eyed Treefrog			~90%
7	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 3	Missing: Potoo
	Kinkajou			~20%
	Red-eyed Treefrog			~70%
8	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2 of 3	Missing: Red-eyed tree frog
	Kinkajou			~50%
	Common Potoo			~60%
9	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 3	Missing: Kinkajou
	Red-eyed Treefrog			~70%
	Common Potoo			~20%
10	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 3	Missing: Potoo
	Kinkajou			~20%
	Red-eyed Treefrog			~60%
11	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 3	Missing: Potoo
	Kinkajou			~40%
	Red-eyed Treefrog			~30%
12	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2 of 3	Missing: Red-eyed tree frog
	Kinkajou			~30%
	Common Potoo			~30%
13	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	Missing: Kinkajou, Potoo
	Red-eyed Treefrog			>90%
14	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	Missing: Kinkajou, Potoo
	Red-eyed Treefrog			>90%
15	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 3	Missing: Kinkajou, Potoo
	Red-eyed Treefrog			~90%
16	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	Missing: Kinkajou, Potoo
	Red-eyed Treefrog			~70%
17	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	1 of 3	Missing: Red-eyed tree frog, Potoo
	Kinkajou			~70%
18	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1 of 3	Missing: Kinkajou, Red-eyed tree frog
	Common Potoo			~60%
19	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 3	Missing: Kinkajou, Potoo
	Red-eyed Treefrog			~50%
20	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 3	Missing: Red-eyed tree frog, Potoo
	Kinkajou			~40%
21	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 3	Missing: Red-eyed tree frog, Potoo
	Kinkajou			~40%
22	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	Missing: Kinkajou, Potoo
	Red-eyed Treefrog			~40%
23	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	Missing: Kinkajou, Potoo
	Red-eyed Treefrog			~30%
24	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1 of 3	Missing: Kinkajou, Red-eyed tree frog
	Common Potoo			~30%
25	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 3	Missing: Red-eyed tree frog, Potoo
	Kinkajou			~30%
26	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	Missing: Kinkajou, Red-eyed tree frog
	Common Potoo			~20%
27	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	Missing: Kinkajou, Red-eyed tree frog
	Common Potoo			~20%
28	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 3	Missing: Kinkajou, Red-eyed tree frog
	Common Potoo			~20%
29	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	Missing: Kinkajou, Red-eyed tree frog
	Common Potoo			~20%
30	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	Missing: Kinkajou, Red-eyed tree frog
	Common Potoo			~20%
31	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 3	Missing: Kinkajou, Red-eyed tree frog
	Common Potoo			~20%
32	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 3	Missing: Kinkajou, Red-eyed tree frog
	Common Potoo			~20%
33	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 3	Missing: Kinkajou, Potoo
	Red-eyed Treefrog			~20%
34	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 3	Missing: Kinkajou, Red-eyed tree frog
	Common Potoo			~20%

Cities

#	City	Country	Animals	All 3 in 3 days
1	Cali	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 3	Missing: Kinkajou, Red-eyed tree frog
	Common Potoo			~40%
2	Campo Grande	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	Missing: Kinkajou, Red-eyed tree frog
	Common Potoo			~20%

Zoos & centres

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Chapultepec Zoo	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 3 in captivity
2	La Paz Waterfall Gardens	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 3 in captivity
3	Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3 in captivity
4	Lisbon Oceanarium	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 3 in captivity
5	Parque das Aves	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3 in captivity
6	Acuario Michin Guadalajara	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 3 in captivity
7	Amaru	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 3 in captivity
8	Aquarium of Gijón	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 3 in captivity
9	Arenal Eco Zoo	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3 in captivity
10	Bioparc Fuengirola	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 3 in captivity
11	Buin Zoo	🇨🇱 Chile	1 of 3 in captivity
12	Canton Grand Safari Adventure	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3 in captivity
13	Castellar Zoo	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 3 in captivity
14	Chattanooga Zoo at Warner Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3 in captivity
15	Como Park Zoo and Conservatory	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3 in captivity
16	Como Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3 in captivity
17	Dallas World Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3 in captivity
18	Ecozoológico San Martín	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 3 in captivity
19	Elmwood Park Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3 in captivity
20	Everglades Alligator Farm	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3 in captivity

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Before you go

Where is the best place to see Rainforest Night Walk?

Manuel Antonio National Park

In Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica, the chance of seeing all 3 (kinkajou, red-eyed tree frog and potoo) on the same day is under 5%, the highest of the 2 parks where all of them live, and over a three-day visit it rises to about 10%. Next come Soberanía National Park (under 5% a day). It multiplies each animal's daily chance, as if they were independent, so read it as a rough guide.

Which of Rainforest Night Walk is hardest to see?

Potoo

In Manuel Antonio National Park, the best park for Rainforest Night Walk, about about 10% of wildlife watchers report the potoo on a given day, against about 50% for the red-eyed tree frog. The hardest one decides how many days you need.

How do you complete Rainforest Night Walk 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 Rainforest Night Walk three ways: anywhere in the world, all in one park, and all in a single trip.

← All challenges

Rainforest Night Walk

The checklist: 3 animals

Kinkajou

Red-eyed Treefrog

Common Potoo

Where to go

Month by month at Manuel Antonio National Park

Month by month at Manuel Antonio National Park

Month by month at Manuel Antonio National Park

Month by month at Tenorio Volcano National Park

Month by month at Tenorio Volcano National Park

Month by month at Tenorio Volcano National Park

Time of day

Parks

Cities

Zoos & centres

Before you go

Where is the best place to see Rainforest Night Walk?

Which of Rainforest Night Walk is hardest to see?

How do you complete Rainforest Night Walk on Wallace's Line?