All 3 in 3 days here: ~50%
San Lorenzo Protected Forest
🇵🇦 Panama
Canal Zone, Panama 1048 spp. recorded
San Lorenzo Protected Forest guards 9,653 hectares of Caribbean lowland rainforest at the mouth of the Chagres River where it meets the Panama Canal. Each October, the skies above the forest fill with millions of migrating raptors — one of the greatest raptor migration spectacles on Earth.
9.239° N 79.976° W
🦜 Nature
392 Species sighted
9,687 Verified sightings From 2019 to 2026
Nov Best month
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
+ 713 more species with insufficient data
Challenges you can complete here
All 5 in 3 days here: ~30%
Recent sightings in San Lorenzo Protected Forest
LIVEiNaturalistSighting Calendar
How many species you'd see in a day
37Jan
34Feb
47Mar
41Apr
38May
45Jun
41Jul
42Aug
35Sep
40Oct
61Nov
37Dec
Sighting Zones
Warmer areas are where all species together are recorded most often.
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Achiote Rd
Daily sight. prob.vs avg -
South-west park edge
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Río Lajas
🏕️ 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 615
🐒 Mammals 224
🦎 Reptiles 144
🐸 Amphibians 65
1048 Total Species
828 Global average across 316 parks
30 Threatened 51 Endemic
🔭
Sighting
Very goodHow likely to see animals?
3.4
🎯
Top-12 Avg Probability
55% 📊
Coverage (254 species at ≥5% of 1048 in the inventory)
24% 🔀
Taxon variety in top 12 (10 bird, 2 mammal)
37% 🔭
Species per 10 outings (distinct species a visitor would meet over 10 outings — effort held equal across parks)
189 🌟
Iconic-group species (≥15%) (every species from the 19 iconic groups — monkeys, cats, toucans, macaws, sloths, crocodilians… — not just the 4 highlighted above)
22 ⭐
High-prob species (>40%)
19 🏕️
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 —
What visitors say
Keel-billed Toucan White-necked Jacobin After crossing the Atlantic bridge that spans the iconic Panama Canal, we marvelled at the colossal locks, granting us a glimpse into the resourcefulness of human engineering.
Entrance fees are covered, with access to both the National Park San Lorenzo and the Canal expansion at a modest cost of US$15 for adults and US$10 for children.
Before you go
What animals can you see in San Lorenzo Protected Forest?
1,048 species
San Lorenzo Protected Forest has 1,048 recorded vertebrate species. The ones wildlife watchers report most often on a given day are Black Vulture (about 70%), Turkey Vulture (about 70%), Mantled Howler Monkey (about 60%), Keel-billed Toucan (about 60%) and White-nosed Coati (about 60%). Among reptiles, the most-seen is Green Iguana (about 40%); among amphibians, Forest Toad (about 40%).
When is the best time to visit San Lorenzo Protected Forest for wildlife?
March, June and August–October
In those months the park's 12 most-seen species average about 60% on a given day, against about 50% in April–May, July and November–February.
Can you see a Keel-billed Toucan in San Lorenzo Protected Forest?
Yes
About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Keel-billed Toucan sighting in San Lorenzo Protected Forest on a given day, based on 145 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is March, August and November (about 70%).
Can you see a Mantled Howler Monkey in San Lorenzo Protected Forest?
Yes
About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Mantled Howler Monkey sighting in San Lorenzo Protected Forest on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is April (about 80%).
Can you see a White-nosed Coati in San Lorenzo Protected Forest?
Yes
About 60% of wildlife watchers report a White-nosed Coati sighting in San Lorenzo Protected Forest on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is October (about 80%).
Can you see an American Crocodile in San Lorenzo Protected Forest?
Yes
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an American Crocodile sighting in San Lorenzo Protected Forest on a given day, based on 32 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is February (about 40%).
Where in San Lorenzo Protected Forest is wildlife easiest to see?
Around Achiote Rd
The richest sighting zone is around Achiote Rd, followed by South-west park edge and Río Lajas, ranked by how many of the park's headline animals visitors can expect to see in each. See the zones on the map.
Is San Lorenzo Protected Forest good for wildlife watching?
3.6 out of 5
On the Wallace's Line Score, San Lorenzo Protected Forest rates 3.6/5: 168th of 316 parks worldwide and 24th in Central America. 25 of its species are reported by about 40% or more of wildlife watchers on a given day.
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