Red-throated Caracara
Ibycter americanus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderFalconiformes (Falcons and Caracaras)
- FamilyFalconidae (Falcons and Caracaras)
- GenusIbycter
- SpeciesIbycter americanus (Red-throated Caracara)
Closest Relatives at Canaima National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 3 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 6 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 8 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 9 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 10 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 11 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 12 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 13 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 14 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 15 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 16 | Noel Kempff Mercado National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 17 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 18 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 19 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Red-throated Caracara in Canaima National Park?
About 11% of visitor-days record a Red-throated Caracara sighting in Canaima National Park, based on 36 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red-throated Caracara in Canaima National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Red-throated Caracara in Canaima National Park in our monthly data.