Where to see

Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopus

Isla del Coco National Park leads · 19 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

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

#	Park	Country	Sighting
1	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	70–80%
2	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	70–80%
3	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	70–80%
4	Thingvellir National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	60–70%
5	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	40–50%
6	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	30–40%
7	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	30–40%
8	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
9	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
10	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	30–40%
11	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
12	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
13	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
14	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	20–30%
15	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
16	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
17	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
18	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
19	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%

Which is the best park to see a Whimbrel?

Isla del Coco National Park (Costa Rica) — about 77% of wildlife watchers report a Whimbrel sighting there, the highest of the 19 parks in our data.

Where else can I see a Whimbrel?

Sundarbans National Park (about 73%), Paracas National Reserve (about 70%), Thingvellir National Park (about 65%) are the next best options.