All 2 in 3 days here: ~40%
Parque Natural Metropolitano
🇵🇦 Panama
Panama City, Panama 1089 spp. recorded
Parque Natural Metropolitano sits on the edge of Panama City and protects a fragment of tropical rainforest. Steep limestone ridges rise through a canopy of mahogany and palm, while narrow footpaths wind past streams and bamboo thickets.
8.994° N 79.546° W
🦜 Nature
524 Species sighted
115,520 Verified sightings From 2019 to 2026
Feb Best month
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
🌙 Most active after dark
+ 623 more species with insufficient data
Challenges you can complete here
All 5 in 3 days here: ~40%
Recent sightings in Parque Natural Metropolitano
LIVEiNaturalistSighting Calendar
How many species you'd see in a day
35Jan
41Feb
33Mar
35Apr
36May
33Jun
35Jul
34Aug
39Sep
39Oct
35Nov
37Dec
Sighting Zones
Warmer areas are where all species together are recorded most often.
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Visitor centre
Daily sight. prob.vs avg
White-nosed Coati~90%+40%
Brown-throated Sloth~80%+40%
Central American Agouti~80%+30%
White-shouldered Tanager~70%+40%
White-tailed Deer~70%+40%
Cocoa Woodcreeper~70%+30%
Geoffroy’s Tamarin~70%+30%
Rufous-breasted Wren~70%+40%
Black Vulture~60%-10%
White-throated Gecko~60%+30%
Mantled Howler Monkey~60%+40%
Orange-chinned Parakeet~60%-10%
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ATP
Daily sight. prob.vs avg- Central American Agouti~70%+30%
- White-throated Gecko~60%+30%
- Brown-throated Sloth~60%+20%
Common Raccoon~60%+30%- White-nosed Coati~50%+10%
Crimson-backed Tanager~50%≈
Common Basilisk~50%+20%- Geoffroy’s Tamarin~50%+20%
- Black Vulture~50%-20%
- White-tailed Deer~50%+20%
- Cocoa Woodcreeper~50%+20%
- White-shouldered Tanager~50%+20%
🏕️ Experience
Essentials
Entrance
Paid
Tourism
Medium
Typical stay
1–2
daysTrails
Moderate
World Heritage
No
Climate
Temp °C Rain mm
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
0.0 Good
Wallace's Line Score
How good is this park for seeing wildlife? 🦜
Biodiversity
Very goodHow rich is the wildlife?
4.2
Species by taxon
🦅 Birds 648
🐒 Mammals 217
🦎 Reptiles 165
🐸 Amphibians 59
1089 Total Species
828 Global average across 316 parks
27 Threatened 65 Endemic
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Sighting
GoodHow likely to see animals?
2.9
🎯
Top-12 Avg Probability
60% 📊
Coverage (160 species at ≥5% of 1089 in the inventory)
15% 🔀
Taxon variety in top 12 (11 bird, 1 mammal)
20% 🔭
Species per 10 outings (distinct species a visitor would meet over 10 outings — effort held equal across parks)
116 🌟
Iconic-group species (≥15%) (every species from the 19 iconic groups — monkeys, cats, toucans, macaws, sloths, crocodilians… — not just the 4 highlighted above)
12 ⭐
High-prob species (>40%)
16 🏕️
Experience
GoodHow easy and pleasant is the visit?
3.3
Climate Mixed Medium
Entrance Paid Low
Tourism High Low
Trails Moderate Medium
World Heritage No —
Before you go
What animals can you see in Parque Natural Metropolitano?
1,089 species
Parque Natural Metropolitano has 1,089 recorded vertebrate species. The ones wildlife watchers report most often on a given day are Tropical Kingbird (about 80%), Black Vulture (about 70%), Orange-chinned Parakeet (about 70%), Blue-gray Tanager (about 70%) and Clay-colored Thrush (about 60%). Among mammals, the most-seen is Central American Agouti (about 50%); among reptiles, White-throated Gecko (about 40%); among amphibians, Green and Black Dart-poison Frog (about 20%).
When is the best time to visit Parque Natural Metropolitano for wildlife?
February to December
In those months the park's 12 most-seen species average about 60% on a given day, against about 50% in January.
Can you see a Geoffroy’s Tamarin in Parque Natural Metropolitano?
Yes
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Geoffroy’s Tamarin sighting in Parque Natural Metropolitano on a given day, based on 197 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is January and July (about 40%).
Can you see a Brown-throated Sloth in Parque Natural Metropolitano?
Yes
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-throated Sloth sighting in Parque Natural Metropolitano on a given day, based on 312 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is March (about 50%).
Can you see a Keel-billed Toucan in Parque Natural Metropolitano?
Yes
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Keel-billed Toucan sighting in Parque Natural Metropolitano on a given day, based on 1,770 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is February and October (about 50%).
Can you see a Lance-tailed Manakin in Parque Natural Metropolitano?
Yes
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Lance-tailed Manakin sighting in Parque Natural Metropolitano on a given day, based on 669 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is February (about 30%).
Where in Parque Natural Metropolitano is wildlife easiest to see?
Around Visitor centre
The richest sighting zone is around Visitor centre, followed by ATP, ranked by how many of the park's headline animals visitors can expect to see in each. See the zones on the map.
Is Parque Natural Metropolitano good for wildlife watching?
3.3 out of 5
On the Wallace's Line Score, Parque Natural Metropolitano rates 3.3/5: 251st of 316 parks worldwide and 39th in Central America. 19 of its species are reported by about 40% or more of wildlife watchers on a given day.
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