Brownsberg Nature Park

🇸🇷 Suriname

🐒 Red Howler Monkeys at Dawn

🌍 #30 Global · 4.7 ★★★★★ ★★★★★ #4 in South America #8 in Tropical Forest

Guiana Shield, Suriname 1113 spp. recorded

Brownsberg Nature Park is a tropical rainforest reserve in Suriname, rising above the surrounding lowlands on an ancient plateau of the Guiana Shield. Visitors walk beneath a dense, towering forest canopy along steep earthen trails that wind through deep valleys and past hidden waterfalls.

4.950° N 55.190° W

Wildlife

⭐ Iconic Species

Guianan Red Howler Monkey

Alouatta macconnelli

60–70% · Likely

White-faced Saki

Pithecia pithecia

50–60% · Likely

Guiana Spider Monkey

Ateles paniscus

Insufficient data

Grey-winged Trumpeter

Psophia crepitans

50–60% · Likely

📊 Most Spotted

Common Lancehead

Bothrops atrox

70–80% · Very likely

Eastern Cane Toad

Rhinella marina

70–80% · Very likely

Purple Honeycreeper

Cyanerpes caeruleus

70–80% · Very likely

Three-striped Poison Frog

Ameerega trivittata

70–80% · Very likely

Red-legged Honeycreeper

Cyanerpes cyaneus

70–80% · Likely

Smooth-sided Toad

Rhaebo guttatus

60–70% · Likely

Eastern Long-tailed Hermit

Phaethornis superciliosus

60–70% · Likely

American Swallow-tailed Kite

Elanoides forficatus

60–70% · Likely

Amazon Racerunner

Ameiva ameiva

60–70% · Likely

Turniptail Gecko

Thecadactylus rapicauda

60–70% · Likely

Striped Forest Whiptail

Kentropyx calcarata

50–60% · Likely

Mourning Gecko

Lepidodactylus lugubris

50–60% · Likely

⭐ Iconic Species

Guianan Red Howler Monkey

Alouatta macconnelli

60–70% · Likely

White-faced Saki

Pithecia pithecia

50–60% · Likely

Guiana Spider Monkey

Ateles paniscus

Insufficient data

📊 Most Spotted

Crested Agouti

Dasyprocta leporina

40–50% · Likely

Red Brocket

Mazama americana

30–40% · Possible

chestnut weeper capuchin

Cebus castaneus

30–40% · Possible

Golden-handed Tamarin

Saguinus midas

Insufficient data

Northern Bearded Saki Monkey

Chiropotes sagulatus

Insufficient data

Black-capped Capuchin

Sapajus apella

Insufficient data

Common Opossum

Didelphis marsupialis

Insufficient data

Linnaeus's Two-toed Sloth

Choloepus didactylus

Insufficient data

Kalinowski's Mouse Opossum

Hyladelphys kalinowskii

Insufficient data

Gray Four-eyed Opossum

Philander opossum

Insufficient data

South American Coati

Nasua nasua

Insufficient data

Pale-throated Sloth

Bradypus tridactylus

Insufficient data

⭐ Iconic Species

Grey-winged Trumpeter

Psophia crepitans

50–60% · Likely

📊 Most Spotted

Purple Honeycreeper

Cyanerpes caeruleus

70–80% · Very likely

Red-legged Honeycreeper

Cyanerpes cyaneus

70–80% · Likely

Eastern Long-tailed Hermit

Phaethornis superciliosus

60–70% · Likely

American Swallow-tailed Kite

Elanoides forficatus

60–70% · Likely

Fork-tailed Woodnymph

Thalurania furcata

50–60% · Likely

Guianan Warbling-Antbird

Hypocnemis cantator

50–60% · Likely

White-fronted Manakin

Lepidothrix serena

50–60% · Likely

Mouse-colored Antshrike

Thamnophilus murinus

50–60% · Likely

Green Oropendola

Psarocolius viridis

50–60% · Likely

Screaming Piha

Lipaugus vociferans

50–60% · Likely

Gray Antbird

Cercomacra cinerascens

40–50% · Likely

Golden-olive Woodpecker

Colaptes rubiginosus

40–50% · Likely

📊 Most Spotted

Common Lancehead

Bothrops atrox

70–80% · Very likely

Amazon Racerunner

Ameiva ameiva

60–70% · Likely

Turniptail Gecko

Thecadactylus rapicauda

60–70% · Likely

Striped Forest Whiptail

Kentropyx calcarata

50–60% · Likely

Mourning Gecko

Lepidodactylus lugubris

50–60% · Likely

Bothrops bilineata

Bothrops bilineatus

50–60% · Likely

South American Spotted Skink

Copeoglossum nigropunctatum

50–60% · Likely

Tree Runner

Plica plica

40–50% · Likely

Gold Tegu

Tupinambis teguixin

30–40% · Possible

Trinidad Gecko

Gonatodes humeralis

30–40% · Possible

Panama Spotted Night Snake

Siphlophis cervinus

30–40% · Possible

Rainbow Whiptail

Cnemidophorus lemniscatus

30–40% · Possible

📊 Most Spotted

Eastern Cane Toad

Rhinella marina

70–80% · Very likely

Three-striped Poison Frog

Ameerega trivittata

70–80% · Very likely

Smooth-sided Toad

Rhaebo guttatus

60–70% · Likely

Drylands Tree Frog

Boana xerophylla

50–60% · Likely

Tiger-Striped Leaf Frog

Callimedusa tomopterna

50–60% · Likely

Sipaliwini Robber Frog

Pristimantis zeuctotylus

50–60% · Likely

Steindachner's Dwarf Frog

Physalaemus ephippifer

40–50% · Likely

Knudsen's Thin-toed Frog

Leptodactylus knudseni

40–50% · Likely

Guiana White-lipped Frog

Leptodactylus guianensis

40–50% · Likely

Northern Orange-legged Leaf Frog

Pithecopus hypochondrialis

40–50% · Likely

Hoogmoed's Harlequin Frog

Atelopus hoogmoedi

40–50% · Likely

Smoky Jungle Frog

Leptodactylus pentadactylus

30–40% · Possible

Animal Events

🐒

Howler Monkey Dawn Chorus

AprJulOctNov

Troops of Guianan red howlers call at dawn from the plateau forest, their roars carrying for miles — the signature wildlife experience of an overnight stay.

Guianan Red Howler Monkey

Alouatta macconnelli

60–70% · Likely

🐸

Rainy-Season Frog Breeding

MarAprMayJun

The long rainy season triggers breeding activity in the park's poison frogs and harlequin toads, which become conspicuous and vocal along streams and trails.

Three-striped Poison Frog

Ameerega trivittata

70–80% · Very likely

Hoogmoed's Harlequin Frog

Atelopus hoogmoedi

40–50% · Likely

🦅

Boreal Migrant Bird Season

NovDecJanFeb

North American migrants winter in the Brownsberg forest during the boreal winter, joining the resident Guianan avifauna on the plateau trails.

Broad-winged Hawk

Buteo platypterus

30–40% · Possible

Red-eyed Vireo

Vireo olivaceus

30–40% · Possible

Sighting Calendar

Chance of spotting each species, month by month

Species Total

60–70

50–60

50–60

50–60

50–60

60–70

60–70

50–60

50–60

50–60

60–70

60–70

Guianan Red Howler Monkey

60–70

40–50

40–50

70–80

30–40

50–60

60–70

40–50

50–60

70–80

80–90

20–30

White-faced Saki

70–80

20–30

40–50

60–70

30–40

40–50

70–80

40–50

50–60

50–60

40–50

60–70

Guiana Spider Monkey

0–10

0–10

30–40

0–10

10–20

10–20

0–10

10–20

10–20

40–50

0–10

0–10

Grey-winged Trumpeter

40–50

60–70

50–60

10–20

50–60

50–60

50–60

50–60

50–60

60–70

30–40

60–70

Common Lancehead

70–80

70–80

70–80

70–80

80–90

60–70

50–60

50–60

60–70

40–50

80–90

50–60

Eastern Cane Toad

70–80

70–80

60–70

30–40

70–80

60–70

60–70

50–60

60–70

40–50

80–90

80–90

Purple Honeycreeper

70–80

70–80

50–60

50–60

70–80

70–80

70–80

50–60

60–70

70–80

80–90

80–90

Three-striped Poison Frog

70–80

40–50

80–90

80–90

40–50

80–90

70–80

60–70

60–70

80–90

40–50

60–70

Red-legged Honeycreeper

80–90

70–80

60–70

30–40

70–80

70–80

60–70

60–70

60–70

40–50

80–90

80–90

Smooth-sided Toad

60–70

50–60

60–70

70–80

60–70

80–90

50–60

50–60

60–70

30–40

70–80

70–80

Eastern Long-tailed Hermit

70–80

60–70

70–80

50–60

60–70

60–70

70–80

40–50

50–60

50–60

60–70

80–90

American Swallow-tailed Kite

80–90

70–80

50–60

40–50

60–70

60–70

70–80

50–60

60–70

50–60

40–50

80–90

Amazon Racerunner

50–60

50–60

40–50

60–70

60–70

80–90

40–50

50–60

50–60

70–80

70–80

60–70

Turniptail Gecko

60–70

40–50

50–60

60–70

60–70

50–60

70–80

40–50

50–60

70–80

60–70

20–30

Striped Forest Whiptail

40–50

40–50

50–60

60–70

60–70

50–60

40–50

40–50

80–90

70–80

70–80

20–30

40–50

60–70

20–30

60–70

30–40

40–50

60–70

40–50

50–60

30–40

70–80

60–70

Animal Events

🐒 Howler Monkey Dawn Chorus

🐸 Rainy-Season Frog Breeding

🦅 Boreal Migrant Bird Season

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 ★★★★★ ★★★★★ World-class

🐒 Red Howler Monkeys at Dawn

🦜

Biodiversity

Good

How rich is the wildlife?

4.3 Global avg

4.2 ★★★★★ ★★★★★

Species by taxon

🦅 Birds

615

🐒 Mammals

217

🦎 Reptiles

174

🐸 Amphibians

107

1113 Total Species

841 Global average across 280 parks

16 Threatened 35 Endemic

🔭

Sighting

Excellent

How likely to see animals?

3.6 Global avg

4.9 ★★★★★ ★★★★★

🎯

Top-12 Avg Probability

62% Global avg

66%

📊

Coverage (272 species at ≥5% of 1113 in the inventory)

24% Global avg

24%

🔀

Taxon variety in top 12 (4 reptile, 4 bird, 3 amphibian, 1 mammal)

47% Global avg

94%

🔭

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

132 Global avg

173

🌟

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

28

⭐

High-prob species (>40%)

26 Global avg

49

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