Chapada Diamantina National Park
🇧🇷 Brazil
🐒 Black-pencilled Marmoset in Chapada's CanyonsChapada Diamantina National Park is a rugged highland sanctuary in Bahia, Brazil, protecting an ancient tropical dry forest of rocky plateaus, cascading waterfalls, and bushy scrublands. Visitors walk along sandy canyon paths and stone-strewn ridges flanked by drought-adapted trees and hidden valleys.
-12.735° S 41.427° W
Wildlife
⭐ Iconic Species
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Hooded Visorbearer
Augastes lumachella
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Rock Cavy
Kerodon rupestris
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Sincorá Antwren
Formicivora grantsaui
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Black-pencilled Marmoset
Callithrix penicillata
📊 Most Spotted
Striped Lava Lizard
Tropidurus semitaeniatus
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
Southern House Wren
Troglodytes musculus
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Pale-breasted Thrush
Turdus leucomelas
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Sayaca Tanager
Thraupis sayaca
Burnished-buff Tanager
Stilpnia cayana
Blue Dacnis
Dacnis cayana
Glittering-bellied Emerald
Chlorostilbon lucidus
Plain-crested Elaenia
Elaenia cristata
Red-cowled Cardinal
Paroaria dominicana
⭐ Iconic Species
★ Rock Cavy
Kerodon rupestris
★ Black-pencilled Marmoset
Callithrix penicillata
📊 Most Spotted
White-eared Opossum
Didelphis albiventris
Blond Titi Monkey
Callicebus barbarabrownae
Tapeti
Sylvilagus brasiliensis
Buff-headed Capuchin
Sapajus xanthosternos
Tayra
Eira barbara
Nine-banded Armadillo
Dasypus novemcinctus
Crab-eating Fox
Cerdocyon thous
Spotted Paca
Cuniculus paca
Mountain Lion
Puma concolor
White-lipped Peccary
Tayassu pecari
Northern Ghost Bat
Diclidurus albus
Southern Tamandua
Tamandua tetradactyla
⭐ Iconic Species
★ Hooded Visorbearer
Augastes lumachella
★ Sincorá Antwren
Formicivora grantsaui
📊 Most Spotted
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
Southern House Wren
Troglodytes musculus
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Pale-breasted Thrush
Turdus leucomelas
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Sayaca Tanager
Thraupis sayaca
Burnished-buff Tanager
Stilpnia cayana
Blue Dacnis
Dacnis cayana
Glittering-bellied Emerald
Chlorostilbon lucidus
Plain-crested Elaenia
Elaenia cristata
Red-cowled Cardinal
Paroaria dominicana
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
📊 Most Spotted
Striped Lava Lizard
Tropidurus semitaeniatus
Peters' Lava Lizard
Tropidurus hispidus
Chapada Diamantina Sipo
Chironius diamantina
Boa Constrictor
Boa constrictor
Neotropical Rattlesnake
Crotalus durissus
Whitetail Lancehead
Bothrops leucurus
Chicken Snake
Spilotes pullatus
Papa-vento-da-chapada
Enyalius erythroceneus
Patagonian Racer
Philodryas patagoniensis
Tropical House Gecko
Hemidactylus mabouia
Argentine Black-and-white Tegu
Salvator merianae
Brazilian False Coral Snake
Oxyrhopus trigeminus
📊 Most Spotted
Cururu Toad
Rhinella diptycha
Porto Alegre Golden-eyed Tree Frog
Trachycephalus mesophaeus
Emerald-eyed Tree Frog
Boana crepitans
Striped Toad
Rhinella crucifer
Perereca Bahiana
Phyllomedusa bahiana
Northeastern Pepper Frog
Leptodactylus vastus
Serra do Sincorá Tree Frog
Bokermannohyla itapoty
Sapinho
Rupirana cardosoi
Clay Robber Frog
Haddadus binotatus
Pepper Frog
Leptodactylus labyrinthicus
Pernambuco White-lipped Frog
Leptodactylus troglodytes
Northeastern Brazilian Leaf Frog
Pithecopus nordestinus
Recent sightings in Chapada Diamantina National Park
LIVEiNaturalistAnimal Events
2Biscutate Swift Cliff Congregations
Biscutate Swifts gather in communal roosting colonies on the park's quartzite/sandstone cliffs and waterfall canyons, wheeling in flocks at dawn and dusk.
1Endemic Bird Season in the Campo Rupestre
Peak activity and display of the park's endemic campo rupestre birds — the Hooded Visorbearer defending flowering patches on rocky ridges, with the Sincorá Antwren and Diamantina Tapaculo most vocal and detectable.
3Rainy-Season Frog Chorus
With the summer rains, frogs and toads breed explosively around pools and streams — large Cururu toads and calling treefrogs dominate the night chorus.
Sighting Calendar
Average chance of spotting the park's most-spotted species, month by month
- 1Endemic Bird Season in the Campo Rupestre
- 2Biscutate Swift Cliff Congregations
- 3Rainy-Season Frog Chorus
Sighting Zones
Warmer areas are where all species together are recorded most often.
Essentials
Climate
What visitors saw
After a short birding outing before breakfast we would be heading to the Chapada do Araripe plateau to see the Araripe Manakin.
Hiking in Brazil: getting off the beaten path in Chapada Diamantina May 20, 2025 When my husband first suggested that we visit Chapada Diamantina, I didn’t know what to think since I’d never even heard of the place.
Quick answers
What animals can you see in Chapada Diamantina National Park?
The most likely sightings are Striped Lava Lizard (seen by about 70% of wildlife watchers), Rufous-collared Sparrow (seen by about 60% of wildlife watchers), Southern House Wren (seen by about 60% of wildlife watchers), Tropical Kingbird (seen by about 60% of wildlife watchers), Pale-breasted Thrush (seen by about 50% of wildlife watchers) — among 979 recorded vertebrate species, based on citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to visit Chapada Diamantina National Park for wildlife?
October 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 Hooded Visorbearer in Chapada Diamantina National Park?
Yes — about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Hooded Visorbearer sighting in Chapada Diamantina National Park, based on 357 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
Can you see Rock Cavy in Chapada Diamantina National Park?
Yes — about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Rock Cavy sighting in Chapada Diamantina National Park, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
Can you see Sincorá Antwren in Chapada Diamantina National Park?
Yes — about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Sincorá Antwren sighting in Chapada Diamantina National Park, based on 270 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
Can you see Black-pencilled Marmoset in Chapada Diamantina National Park?
Yes — about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Black-pencilled Marmoset sighting in Chapada Diamantina National Park, based on 41 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
Where Wildlife Score
How good is this park for seeing wildlife?Biodiversity
ExcellentHow rich is the wildlife?
Sighting
GoodHow likely to see animals?
Experience
ExcellentHow easy and pleasant is the visit?
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