Amboró National Park

🇧🇴 Bolivia

🦜 Red-fronted Macaws in the Dry Valleys

🌍 #237 Global · 3.1 ★★★★★ ★★★★★ #38 in South America #105 in Tropical Forest

Andean Foothills, Bolivia 1469 spp. recorded

Amboró National Park covers a rugged stretch of the tropical rainforest where the Andes tumble down into the lowlands of Bolivia. This reserve protects dense jungle canopies and steep mountain slopes cut by rushing rivers.

-17.865° S 63.749° W

Wildlife

⭐ Iconic Species

Andean Bear

Tremarctos ornatus

Insufficient data

Red-fronted Macaw

Ara rubrogenys

Insufficient data

Black-capped Squirrel Monkey

Saimiri boliviensis

Insufficient data

Andean Condor

Vultur gryphus

10–20% · Possible

📊 Most Spotted

Rufous-collared Sparrow

Zonotrichia capensis

50–60% · Likely

Southern House Wren

Troglodytes musculus

40–50% · Likely

Golden-billed Saltator

Saltator aurantiirostris

40–50% · Likely

Gray-crested Finch

Lophospingus griseocristatus

40–50% · Likely

Spot-legged Poison Frog

Ameerega picta

40–50% · Likely

Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

40–50% · Likely

White-bellied Hummingbird

Elliotomyia chionogaster

30–40% · Possible

Ringed Warbling-Finch

Microspingus torquatus

30–40% · Possible

Greater Wagtail-Tyrant

Stigmatura budytoides

30–40% · Possible

Black Lava Lizard

Tropidurus melanopleurus

30–40% · Possible

Blue-and-yellow Tanager

Rauenia bonariensis

30–40% · Possible

Picuí Ground-Dove

Columbina picui

30–40% · Possible

⭐ Iconic Species

Andean Bear

Tremarctos ornatus

Insufficient data

Black-capped Squirrel Monkey

Saimiri boliviensis

Insufficient data

📊 Most Spotted

Southern Amazon Red Squirrel

Sciurus spadiceus

Insufficient data

Bolivian Squirrel

Sciurus ignitus

Insufficient data

Hooded Capuchin

Sapajus cay

Insufficient data

Black-capped Capuchin

Sapajus apella

Insufficient data

Bolivian Gray Titi

Plecturocebus donacophilus

Insufficient data

Neotropical Otter

Lontra longicaudis

Insufficient data

Brown-throated Sloth

Bradypus variegatus

Insufficient data

Black-faced Black Spider Monkey

Ateles chamek

Insufficient data

Brown Agouti

Dasyprocta variegata

Insufficient data

Mountain Lion

Puma concolor

Insufficient data

Tayra

Eira barbara

Insufficient data

Nine-banded Armadillo

Dasypus novemcinctus

Insufficient data

⭐ Iconic Species

Red-fronted Macaw

Ara rubrogenys

Insufficient data

Andean Condor

Vultur gryphus

10–20% · Possible

📊 Most Spotted

Rufous-collared Sparrow

Zonotrichia capensis

50–60% · Likely

Southern House Wren

Troglodytes musculus

40–50% · Likely

Golden-billed Saltator

Saltator aurantiirostris

40–50% · Likely

Gray-crested Finch

Lophospingus griseocristatus

40–50% · Likely

Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

40–50% · Likely

White-bellied Hummingbird

Elliotomyia chionogaster

30–40% · Possible

Ringed Warbling-Finch

Microspingus torquatus

30–40% · Possible

Greater Wagtail-Tyrant

Stigmatura budytoides

30–40% · Possible

Blue-and-yellow Tanager

Rauenia bonariensis

30–40% · Possible

Picuí Ground-Dove

Columbina picui

30–40% · Possible

White-tipped Plantcutter

Phytotoma rutila

30–40% · Possible

Blue-crowned Parakeet

Aratinga acuticaudata

30–40% · Possible

📊 Most Spotted

Black Lava Lizard

Tropidurus melanopleurus

30–40% · Possible

Amazon Racerunner

Ameiva ameiva

30–40% · Possible

Tropical House Gecko

Hemidactylus mabouia

30–40% · Possible

Tropidurus azurduyae

Tropidurus azurduyae

Insufficient data

Bolivian Lancehead

Bothrops sanctaecrucis

Insufficient data

Wagler's Snake

Xenodon merremii

Insufficient data

Argentine Black-and-white Tegu

Salvator merianae

Insufficient data

South American Yellowfoot Tortoise

Chelonoidis denticulatus

Insufficient data

Dorbigny's Bachia

Bachia dorbignyi

Insufficient data

Yacare Caiman

Caiman yacare

Insufficient data

Brown Sipo

Chironius fuscus

Insufficient data

Mountain Sipo

Chironius monticola

Insufficient data

📊 Most Spotted

Spot-legged Poison Frog

Ameerega picta

40–50% · Likely

Rhinella stanlaii

Rhinella stanlaii

30–40% · Possible

Salta Tree Frog

Boana marianitae

Insufficient data

Painted Antnest Frog

Lithodytes lineatus

Insufficient data

Sara Tree Frog

Boana steinbachi

Insufficient data

Gray Toad

Rhinella poeppigii

Insufficient data

Pristimantis koehleri

Pristimantis koehleri

Insufficient data

Rioja Tree Frog

Boana riojana

Insufficient data

Fuscous-blotched Snouted Tree Frog

Scinax fuscovarius

Insufficient data

Pristimantis samaipatae

Pristimantis samaipatae

Insufficient data

Eastern Cane Toad

Rhinella marina

Insufficient data

Yunganastes pluvicanorus

Yunganastes pluvicanorus

Insufficient data

Animal Events

🦜

Red-fronted Macaw Nesting

FebMarApr

Red-fronted Macaws breed in cavities on river-gorge cliffs

Red-fronted Macaw

Ara rubrogenys

Insufficient data

🐒

Dry-Season Monkey Troops

JunJulAugSep

squirrel monkey and capuchin troops forage actively along the lowland trails and are the likeliest daytime primate encounters.

Hooded Capuchin

Sapajus cay

Insufficient data

Black-capped Squirrel Monkey

Saimiri boliviensis

Insufficient data

🐸

Rainy-Season Frog Chorus

FebMarAprMay

Amboró's 170+ amphibian species, including poison dart frogs and treefrogs, breed and call en masse with the rains — the wet months are peak activity for the park's frogs.

Spot-legged Poison Frog

Ameerega picta

40–50% · Likely

Rhinella stanlaii

Rhinella stanlaii

30–40% · Possible

Salta Tree Frog

Boana marianitae

Insufficient data

Sighting Calendar

Chance of spotting each species, month by month

Species Total

20–30

20–30

30–40

30–40

20–30

30–40

30–40

20–30

40–50

40–50

30–40

30–40

10–20

20–30

10–20

0–10

10–20

0–10

0–10

0–10

10–20

50–60

10–20

10–20

Red-fronted Macaw

0–10

10–20

0–10

30–40

0–10

0–10

0–10

0–10

0–10

0–10

0–10

10–20

Black-capped Squirrel Monkey

50–60

30–40

10–20

10–20

10–20

10–20

40–50

30–40

10–20

10–20

50–60

20–30

0–10

0–10

20–30

0–10

10–20

10–20

10–20

0–10

10–20

30–40

10–20

10–20

Rufous-collared Sparrow

30–40

20–30

50–60

40–50

40–50

40–50

50–60

40–50

60–70

70–80

40–50

40–50

Southern House Wren

20–30

60–70

50–60

40–50

40–50

40–50

40–50

40–50

50–60

50–60

30–40

40–50

Golden-billed Saltator

20–30

20–30

40–50

30–40

30–40

40–50

40–50

40–50

50–60

70–80

30–40

40–50

Gray-crested Finch

20–30

20–30

30–40

30–40

30–40

30–40

40–50

20–30

50–60

50–60

40–50

40–50

Spot-legged Poison Frog

20–30

40–50

60–70

40–50

50–60

20–30

50–60

10–20

60–70

10–20

20–30

30–40

30–40

20–30

20–30

30–40

20–30

50–60

40–50

30–40

40–50

40–50

40–50

30–40

White-bellied Hummingbird

20–30

20–30

20–30

30–40

10–20

30–40

20–30

20–30

50–60

60–70

40–50

30–40

Ringed Warbling-Finch

20–30

20–30

20–30

20–30

20–30

30–40

40–50

30–40

50–60

50–60

30–40

30–40

Greater Wagtail-Tyrant

20–30

10–20

30–40

20–30

30–40

30–40

40–50

20–30

50–60

40–50

40–50

30–40

Black Lava Lizard

10–20

20–30

10–20

20–30

30–40

30–40

30–40

40–50

30–40

50–60

40–50

10–20

Blue-and-yellow Tanager

20–30

20–30

40–50

20–30

20–30

30–40

30–40

10–20

40–50

50–60

30–40

30–40

Picuí Ground-Dove

20–30

20–30

30–40

30–40

20–30

40–50

40–50

10–20

40–50

40–50

30–40

30–40

Animal Events

🦜 Red-fronted Macaw Nesting

🐸 Rainy-Season Frog Chorus

🐒 Dry-Season Monkey Troops

Sighting Zones

Warm areas are where all species together are recorded most, so they track where people go as much as where animals are. For one species, see the map on its own page.

0.0 ★★★★★ ★★★★★ Good

🦜 Red-fronted Macaws in the Dry Valleys

🦜

Biodiversity

Excellent

How rich is the wildlife?

4.3 Global avg

4.8 ★★★★★ ★★★★★

Species by taxon

🦅 Birds

959

🐒 Mammals

238

🦎 Reptiles

189

🐸 Amphibians

83

1469 Total Species

841 Global average across 280 parks

38 Threatened 56 Endemic

🔭

Sighting

Good

How likely to see animals?

3.6 Global avg

2.4 ★★★★★ ★★★★★

🎯

Top-12 Avg Probability

62% Global avg

42%

📊

Coverage (244 species at ≥5% of 1469 in the inventory)

24% Global avg

17%

🔀

Taxon variety in top 12 (10 bird, 1 amphibian, 1 reptile)

47% Global avg

39%

🔭

Species per 10 outings (distinct species a visitor would meet over 10 outings — effort held equal across parks)

132 Global avg

185

🌟

Iconic-group species (≥15%) (every species from the 19 iconic groups — monkeys, cats, toucans, macaws, sloths, crocodilians… — not just the 4 highlighted above)

14 Global avg

14

⭐

High-prob species (>40%)

26 Global avg

6

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