Chapada Diamantina National Park

🇧🇷 Brazil

🐒 Black-pencilled Marmoset in Chapada's Canyons

🌍 #187 Global · 3.5 ★★★★★ ★★★★★ #32 in South America #87 in Tropical Forest

Caatinga Highlands, Brazil 979 spp. recorded

Chapada 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

Hooded Visorbearer

Augastes lumachella

30–40% · Possible

Rock Cavy

Kerodon rupestris

20–30% · Possible

Sincorá Antwren

Formicivora grantsaui

30–40% · Possible

Black-pencilled Marmoset

Callithrix penicillata

50–60% · Likely

📊 Most Spotted

Striped Lava Lizard

Tropidurus semitaeniatus

70–80% · Likely

Rufous-collared Sparrow

Zonotrichia capensis

60–70% · Likely

Southern House Wren

Troglodytes musculus

50–60% · Likely

Tropical Kingbird

Tyrannus melancholicus

50–60% · Likely

Pale-breasted Thrush

Turdus leucomelas

50–60% · Likely

Bananaquit

Coereba flaveola

50–60% · Likely

Sayaca Tanager

Thraupis sayaca

50–60% · Likely

Burnished-buff Tanager

Stilpnia cayana

40–50% · Likely

Blue Dacnis

Dacnis cayana

40–50% · Likely

Glittering-bellied Emerald

Chlorostilbon lucidus

40–50% · Likely

Plain-crested Elaenia

Elaenia cristata

40–50% · Likely

Red-cowled Cardinal

Paroaria dominicana

40–50% · Likely

⭐ Iconic Species

Rock Cavy

Kerodon rupestris

20–30% · Possible

Black-pencilled Marmoset

Callithrix penicillata

50–60% · Likely

📊 Most Spotted

White-eared Opossum

Didelphis albiventris

20–30% · Possible

Blond Titi Monkey

Callicebus barbarabrownae

20–30% · Possible

Tapeti

Sylvilagus brasiliensis

10–20% · Possible

Buff-headed Capuchin

Sapajus xanthosternos

Insufficient data

Tayra

Eira barbara

Insufficient data

Nine-banded Armadillo

Dasypus novemcinctus

Insufficient data

Crab-eating Fox

Cerdocyon thous

Insufficient data

Spotted Paca

Cuniculus paca

Insufficient data

Mountain Lion

Puma concolor

Insufficient data

White-lipped Peccary

Tayassu pecari

Insufficient data

Northern Ghost Bat

Diclidurus albus

Insufficient data

Southern Tamandua

Tamandua tetradactyla

Insufficient data

⭐ Iconic Species

Hooded Visorbearer

Augastes lumachella

30–40% · Possible

Sincorá Antwren

Formicivora grantsaui

30–40% · Possible

📊 Most Spotted

Rufous-collared Sparrow

Zonotrichia capensis

60–70% · Likely

Southern House Wren

Troglodytes musculus

50–60% · Likely

Tropical Kingbird

Tyrannus melancholicus

50–60% · Likely

Pale-breasted Thrush

Turdus leucomelas

50–60% · Likely

Bananaquit

Coereba flaveola

50–60% · Likely

Sayaca Tanager

Thraupis sayaca

50–60% · Likely

Burnished-buff Tanager

Stilpnia cayana

40–50% · Likely

Blue Dacnis

Dacnis cayana

40–50% · Likely

Glittering-bellied Emerald

Chlorostilbon lucidus

40–50% · Likely

Plain-crested Elaenia

Elaenia cristata

40–50% · Likely

Red-cowled Cardinal

Paroaria dominicana

40–50% · Likely

Great Kiskadee

Pitangus sulphuratus

40–50% · Likely

📊 Most Spotted

Striped Lava Lizard

Tropidurus semitaeniatus

70–80% · Likely

Peters' Lava Lizard

Tropidurus hispidus

30–40% · Possible

🦎 No photo available

Chironius diamantina

20–30% · Possible

Boa Constrictor

Boa constrictor

20–30% · Possible

Neotropical Rattlesnake

Crotalus durissus

20–30% · Possible

Whitetail Lancehead

Bothrops leucurus

20–30% · Possible

Chicken Snake

Spilotes pullatus

20–30% · Possible

🦎 No photo available

Enyalius erythroceneus

10–20% · Possible

Tropical House Gecko

Hemidactylus mabouia

Insufficient data

Patagonian Racer

Philodryas patagoniensis

10–20% · Possible

Argentine Black-and-white Tegu

Salvator merianae

Insufficient data

Brazilian False Coral Snake

Oxyrhopus trigeminus

Insufficient data

📊 Most Spotted

Cururu Toad

Rhinella diptycha

30–40% · Possible

Porto Alegre Golden-eyed Tree Frog

Trachycephalus mesophaeus

20–30% · Possible

Emerald-eyed Tree Frog

Boana crepitans

20–30% · Possible

Striped Toad

Rhinella crucifer

20–30% · Possible

Perereca Bahiana

Phyllomedusa bahiana

10–20% · Possible

Northeastern Pepper Frog

Leptodactylus vastus

Insufficient data

Bokermannohyla itapoty

Insufficient data

Sapinho

Rupirana cardosoi

Insufficient data

Clay Robber Frog

Haddadus binotatus

Insufficient data

Pepper Frog

Leptodactylus labyrinthicus

Insufficient data

Pernambuco White-lipped Frog

Leptodactylus troglodytes

Insufficient data

Northeastern Brazilian Leaf Frog

Pithecopus nordestinus

Insufficient data

Animal Events

🐦

Biscutate Swift Cliff Congregations

SepOctNovDec

Biscutate Swifts gather in communal roosting colonies on the park's quartzite/sandstone cliffs and waterfall canyons, wheeling in flocks at dawn and dusk.

Biscutate Swift

Streptoprocne biscutata

20–30% · Possible

🐻

Endemic Bird Season in the Campo Rupestre

AugSepNovDec

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.

Hooded Visorbearer

Augastes lumachella

30–40% · Possible

Sincorá Antwren

Formicivora grantsaui

30–40% · Possible

Diamantina Tapaculo

Scytalopus diamantinensis

20–30% · Possible

🐸

Rainy-Season Frog Chorus

NovDecJan

With the summer rains, frogs and toads breed explosively around pools and streams — large Cururu toads and calling treefrogs dominate the night chorus.

Emerald-eyed Tree Frog

Boana crepitans

20–30% · Possible

Cururu Toad

Rhinella diptycha

30–40% · Possible

Porto Alegre Golden-eyed Tree Frog

Trachycephalus mesophaeus

20–30% · Possible

Sighting Calendar

Chance of spotting each species, month by month

Species Total

40–50

40–50

40–50

40–50

40–50

40–50

50–60

50–60

40–50

50–60

50–60

50–60

Hooded Visorbearer

40–50

40–50

40–50

30–40

30–40

20–30

30–40

50–60

40–50

20–30

40–50

50–60

10–20

30–40

0–10

10–20

30–40

30–40

30–40

30–40

30–40

30–40

30–40

30–40

Sincorá Antwren

20–30

40–50

20–30

30–40

20–30

30–40

20–30

30–40

50–60

30–40

30–40

30–40

Black-pencilled Marmoset

50–60

30–40

40–50

40–50

50–60

60–70

40–50

70–80

40–50

40–50

40–50

50–60

Striped Lava Lizard

70–80

40–50

60–70

40–50

50–60

70–80

80–90

60–70

60–70

70–80

50–60

70–80

Rufous-collared Sparrow

60–70

70–80

60–70

70–80

50–60

30–40

40–50

40–50

40–50

60–70

70–80

60–70

Southern House Wren

50–60

40–50

50–60

60–70

60–70

60–70

60–70

40–50

40–50

50–60

70–80

60–70

Tropical Kingbird

50–60

50–60

70–80

40–50

30–40

60–70

40–50

40–50

40–50

50–60

60–70

50–60

Pale-breasted Thrush

60–70

30–40

30–40

50–60

50–60

50–60

50–60

60–70

40–50

50–60

60–70

60–70

50–60

40–50

40–50

60–70

40–50

50–60

60–70

40–50

40–50

40–50

50–60

60–70

40–50

30–40

50–60

50–60

40–50

50–60

60–70

50–60

30–40

40–50

60–70

30–40

Burnished-buff Tanager

40–50

40–50

30–40

30–40

40–50

40–50

40–50

40–50

50–60

50–60

50–60

50–60

30–40

40–50

30–40

60–70

30–40

40–50

40–50

60–70

50–60

40–50

50–60

40–50

Glittering-bellied Emerald

40–50

40–50

60–70

50–60

40–50

30–40

40–50

60–70

30–40

60–70

20–30

40–50

Plain-crested Elaenia

30–40

50–60

50–60

40–50

40–50

40–50

40–50

40–50

30–40

50–60

50–60

40–50

Red-cowled Cardinal

40–50

40–50

40–50

40–50

50–60

50–60

50–60

40–50

40–50

40–50

60–70

30–40

Animal Events

🐦 Biscutate Swift Cliff Congregations

🐻 Endemic Bird Season in the Campo Rupestre

🐸 Rainy-Season Frog Chorus

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

🐒 Black-pencilled Marmoset in Chapada's Canyons

🦜

Biodiversity

Very good

How rich is the wildlife?

4.3 Global avg

4.7 ★★★★★ ★★★★★

Species by taxon

🦅 Birds

585

🐒 Mammals

175

🦎 Reptiles

157

🐸 Amphibians

62

979 Total Species

841 Global average across 280 parks

36 Threatened 149 Endemic

🔭

Sighting

Good

How likely to see animals?

3.6 Global avg

3.0 ★★★★★ ★★★★★

🎯

Top-12 Avg Probability

62% Global avg

53%

📊

Coverage (264 species at ≥5% of 979 in the inventory)

24% Global avg

27%

🔀

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

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

172

🌟

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

9

⭐

High-prob species (>40%)

26 Global avg

18

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