White-tailed Deer

Q: What are the chances of seeing a White-tailed Deer in Tikal National Park?

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a White-tailed Deer sighting in Tikal National Park, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

Q: When is the best time to see White-tailed Deer in Tikal National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for White-tailed Deer in Tikal National Park in our monthly data.

Odocoileus virginianus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderArtiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates and Cetaceans)
FamilyCervidae (Deer)
GenusOdocoileus (White-tailed and Mule Deer)
SpeciesOdocoileus virginianus (White-tailed Deer)

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

at Tikal National Park

9 Verified sightings at Tikal National Park From 2019 to 2026

5,633 Verified sightings across all 61 parks From 2019 to 2026

July Best month highest sighting rate

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the White-tailed Deer

The white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), also known commonly as the whitetail and the Virginia deer, is a medium-sized species of deer native to North and South America. It is the most widely distributed mainland ungulate herbivore in the Americas; coupled with its natural predator, the mountain lion (Puma concolor), it is one of the most widely distributed terrestrial mammal species in the Americas and the world. Highly adaptable, the various subspecies of white-tailed deer inhabit many different ecosystems, from arid grasslands to the Amazon and Orinoco basins; from the Llanos to the high-elevation terrain of the Andes.

In North America, the white-tailed deer is very common (even considered a nuisance in some areas) in states to the east and south of the Rocky Mountains, including southwestern Arizona, with the exception of the American West Coast and Baja California Peninsula, where its ecological niche is filled by the black-tailed deer (in the Pacific Northwest) or the mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) from that point west except for mixed deciduous riparian corridors, river valley bottomlands, and lower foothills of the northern Rocky Mountain region from... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Tikal National Park

Mazama temama

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Pecari tajacu

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~80%
2	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~70%
3	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~70%
4	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	~60%
5	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~60%
6	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~60%
7	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~50%
8	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~50%
9	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~50%
10	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~50%
11	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~50%
12	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~50%
13	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	~50%
14	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~40%
15	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~40%
16	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
17	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	~30%
18	Cajas National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~30%
19	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~30%
20	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~30%
21	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~30%
22	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
23	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
24	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
25	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~20%
26	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~20%
27	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~20%
28	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~20%
29	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~20%
30	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~20%
31	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~20%
32	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
33	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
34	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
35	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
36	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
37	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
38	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
39	Huascarán National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
40	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	Insufficient data
41	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
42	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
43	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
44	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
45	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
46	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
47	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
48	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
49	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
50	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
51	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
52	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
53	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
54	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
55	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
56	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
57	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
58	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
59	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
60	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
61	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a White-tailed Deer in Tikal National Park?

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a White-tailed Deer sighting in Tikal National Park, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see White-tailed Deer in Tikal National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for White-tailed Deer in Tikal National Park in our monthly data.

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