Where to see

Rufous-tailed Jacamar

Galbula ruficauda

Main Ridge Forest Reserve leads · 16 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Rufous-tailed Jacamar during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#	Park	Country	Sighting
1	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	80–90%
2	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	40–50%
3	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	40–50%
4	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	30–40%
5	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
6	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	20–30%
7	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	20–30%
8	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	20–30%
9	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
10	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	20–30%
11	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
12	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	20–30%
13	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	20–30%
14	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	20–30%
15	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
16	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	10–20%

Quick answers

Which is the best park to see a Rufous-tailed Jacamar?

Main Ridge Forest Reserve (Trinidad and Tobago) — about 82% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-tailed Jacamar sighting there, the highest of the 16 parks in our data.

Where else can I see a Rufous-tailed Jacamar?

Tayrona National Natural Park (about 41%), Noel Kempff Mercado National Park (about 40%), Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas (about 35%) are the next best options.