La Amistad International Park (Panama)
🇵🇦 Panama
🐸 Poison Dart Frog & Quetzal CloudforestLa Amistad International Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site spanning the Talamanca mountain range across the Panama-Costa Rica border. The Panamanian sector protects 207,000 hectares of pristine cloud forest and páramo — one of the largest unbroken wilderness areas in Central America.
9.142° N 82.406° W
Wildlife
⭐ Iconic Species
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Resplendent Quetzal
Pharomachrus mocinno
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Three-wattled Bellbird
Procnias tricarunculatus
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Brown-throated Sloth
Bradypus variegatus
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Mantled Howler Monkey
Alouatta palliata
📊 Most Spotted
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Amazilia tzacatl
Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus grayi
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
Strawberry Poison-dart Frog
Oophaga pumilio
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Southern House Wren
Troglodytes musculus
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus passerinii
Variable Seedeater
Sporophila corvina
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth
Choloepus hoffmanni
Central American White-faced Capuchin
Cebus imitator
Red-tailed Squirrel
Sciurus granatensis
Variegated Squirrel
Sciurus variegatoides
White-nosed Coati
Nasua narica
Bottlenose Dolphin
Tursiops truncatus
Derby's Woolly Opossum
Caluromys derbianus
Central American Agouti
Dasyprocta punctata
Central American Spider Monkey
Ateles geoffroyi
Cacomistle
Bassariscus sumichrasti
Panamanian Night Monkey
Aotus zonalis
Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat
Artibeus jamaicensis
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Amazilia tzacatl
Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus grayi
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Southern House Wren
Troglodytes musculus
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus passerinii
Variable Seedeater
Sporophila corvina
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
📊 Most Spotted
Brown Basilisk
Basiliscus vittatus
Common Caiman
Caiman crocodilus
Green Iguana
Iguana iguana
Mourning Gecko
Lepidodactylus lugubris
Emerald Swift
Sceloporus malachiticus
Border Anole
Anolis limifrons
White-throated Gecko
Gonatodes albogularis
Central American Boa
Boa imperator
Middle American Ameiva
Holcosus festivus
Neotropical Green Anole
Anolis biporcatus
Basiisk Verde
Basiliscus plumifrons
Fer-de-lance
Bothrops asper
📊 Most Spotted
Strawberry Poison-dart Frog
Oophaga pumilio
Giant Marine Toad
Rhinella horribilis
Green and Black Dart-poison Frog
Dendrobates auratus
Red-eyed Treefrog
Agalychnis callidryas
Savage's Thin-toed Frog
Leptodactylus savagei
Striped Rocket Frog
Allobates talamancae
Harlequin Treefrog
Dendropsophus ebraccatus
Masked Tree Frog
Smilisca phaeota
Green Climbing Toad
Incilius coniferus
Warszewitsch's Frog
Lithobates warszewitschii
Golden-groined Robber Frog
Pristimantis cruentus
Sipurio Snouted Treefrog
Scinax elaeochroa
Recent sightings in La Amistad International Park (Panama)
LIVEiNaturalistAnimal Events
1Resplendent Quetzal Nesting Season
During breeding, the Resplendent Quetzal pairs excavate cavities in rotting cloud-forest trees, the emerald male trailing his shimmering meter-long tail streamers as he flashes into the nest hole to feed the chicks. It is the year's best window to spot this legendary bird against the misty canopy.
2Three-wattled Bellbird Calling Season
In the breeding season, male Three-wattled Bellbirds claim high cloud-forest song perches and hurl out a metallic, ear-splitting BONK that carries across the valleys, the three worm-like wattles dangling from their beaks. Follow the ringing calls uphill and you can watch them duel for the best perch.
3Rainy-season Frog Breeding Chorus
When the rains break, Red-eyed Treefrogs and Green-and-black Poison-dart Frogs erupt into an explosive breeding congregation, filling the humid nights with a pulsing chorus around forest pools. Scarlet-eyed treefrogs cling to dripping leaves while the tiny toxic dart frogs call from the wet leaf litter below.
Sighting Calendar
Average chance of spotting the park's most-spotted species, month by month
- 1Resplendent Quetzal Nesting Season
- 2Three-wattled Bellbird Calling Season
- 3Rainy-season Frog Breeding Chorus
Sighting Zones
Warmer areas are where all species together are recorded most often.
Essentials
Climate
Quick answers
What animals can you see in La Amistad International Park (Panama)?
The most likely sightings are Black Vulture (seen by about 60% of wildlife watchers), Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (seen by about 60% of wildlife watchers), Clay-colored Thrush (seen by about 60% of wildlife watchers), Blue-gray Tanager (seen by about 50% of wildlife watchers), Turkey Vulture (seen by about 50% of wildlife watchers) — among 1664 recorded vertebrate species, based on citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to visit La Amistad International Park (Panama) for wildlife?
May has the highest combined sighting rate for the park's top species in our month-by-month GBIF data. The full sighting calendar on this page shows each species' best months.
Can you see Resplendent Quetzal in La Amistad International Park (Panama)?
It's possible but not guaranteed: about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Resplendent Quetzal sighting in La Amistad International Park (Panama), based on 1,751 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. Sightings take luck and time in the field.
Can you see Three-wattled Bellbird in La Amistad International Park (Panama)?
It's possible but not guaranteed: about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Three-wattled Bellbird sighting in La Amistad International Park (Panama), based on 1,732 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. Sightings take luck and time in the field.
Can you see Brown-throated Sloth in La Amistad International Park (Panama)?
Yes — about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-throated Sloth sighting in La Amistad International Park (Panama), based on 268 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
Can you see Mantled Howler Monkey in La Amistad International Park (Panama)?
Yes — about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Mantled Howler Monkey sighting in La Amistad International Park (Panama), based on 175 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
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