Caroni Swamp
🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
🐦 Scarlet Ibis Flood the Evening RoostCaroni Swamp is a tropical wetland in Trinidad, part of a mangrove forest with tidal channels and mudflats. It differs from a rainforest hill park because water dominates the landscape, creating brackish pools and reed beds.
10.587° N 61.460° W
Wildlife
⭐ Iconic Species
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Scarlet Ibis
Eudocimus ruber
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Dormilona
Corallus ruschenbergerii
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Northeastern Silky Anteater
Cyclopes didactylus
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Common Caiman
Caiman crocodilus
📊 Most Spotted
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Great Egret
Ardea alba
American Flamingo
Phoenicopterus ruber
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Nyctanassa violacea
Striated Heron
Butorides striata
Proboscis Bat
Rhynchonycteris naso
Tropical Screech-Owl
Megascops choliba
Straight-billed Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus picus
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
Proboscis Bat
Rhynchonycteris naso
Crab-eating Raccoon
Procyon cancrivorus
Greater Bulldog Bat
Noctilio leporinus
Pallas' Free-tailed Bat
Molossus molossus
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Great Egret
Ardea alba
American Flamingo
Phoenicopterus ruber
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Nyctanassa violacea
Striated Heron
Butorides striata
Tropical Screech-Owl
Megascops choliba
Straight-billed Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus picus
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
Bronze Anole
Anolis aeneus
Green Iguana
Iguana iguana
Trinidad Ameiva
Ameiva atrigularis
Watts' Anole
Anolis wattsii
Common House Gecko
Hemidactylus frenatus
Mangrove Snake
Erythrolamprus cobella
Boa Constrictor
Boa constrictor
Oliver's Parrot Snake
Leptophis coeruleodorsus
Rutherford's Vine Snake
Oxybelis rutherfordi
Mountain Keelback
Helicops angulatus
Greater Windward Skink
Copeoglossum aurae
Pond Slider
Trachemys scripta
Recent sightings in Caroni Swamp
LIVEiNaturalistAnimal Events
1Scarlet Ibis Evening Roost
Thousands of Scarlet Ibis stream in at sunset to roost on the mangrove islands
2American Flamingo Colony
A flamingo colony established in the swamp around 2016 and now breeds there, feeding on the open mudflats
3Northern Migrant Season
North American shorebirds and warblers winter in the Ramsar-listed wetland during the northern non-breeding season
Sighting Calendar
Average chance of spotting the park's most-spotted species, month by month
- 1Scarlet Ibis Evening Roost
- 2American Flamingo Colony
- 3Northern Migrant Season
Sighting Zones
Warmer areas are where all species together are recorded most often.
Essentials
Climate
What visitors saw
Quick answers
What animals can you see in Caroni Swamp?
The most likely sightings are Dormilona (seen by about 90% of wildlife watchers), Little Blue Heron (seen by about 90% of wildlife watchers), Scarlet Ibis (seen by about 90% of wildlife watchers), Tricolored Heron (seen by about 80% of wildlife watchers), Snowy Egret (seen by about 80% of wildlife watchers) — among 717 recorded vertebrate species, based on citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to visit Caroni Swamp for wildlife?
December 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 Scarlet Ibis in Caroni Swamp?
Yes — about 90% of wildlife watchers report a Scarlet Ibis sighting in Caroni Swamp, based on 636 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
Can you see Dormilona in Caroni Swamp?
Yes — about 90% of wildlife watchers report a Dormilona sighting in Caroni Swamp, based on 97 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
Can you see Northeastern Silky Anteater in Caroni Swamp?
Yes — about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Northeastern Silky Anteater sighting in Caroni Swamp, based on 36 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
Can you see Common Caiman in Caroni Swamp?
Yes — about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Common Caiman sighting in Caroni Swamp, based on 31 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
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