Chapada dos Guimarães National Park
🇧🇷 Brazil
🦜 Red-and-Green Macaw CliffsChapada dos Guimarães is cerrado on sandstone, and its signature sight is red-and-green macaws riding the thermals along the canyon walls — recorded on about two visits in three.
-15.287° S 55.887° W
Wildlife
⭐ Iconic Species
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Red-and-green Macaw
Ara chloropterus
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South American Tapir
Tapirus terrestris
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Toco Toucan
Ramphastos toco
📊 Most Spotted
Pale-breasted Thrush
Turdus leucomelas
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Rufous Hornero
Furnarius rufus
Sayaca Tanager
Thraupis sayaca
Ruddy Ground-Dove
Columbina talpacoti
Chopí Blackbird
Gnorimopsar chopi
Yellow-chevroned Parakeet
Brotogeris chiriri
Swallow Tanager
Tersina viridis
White-lined Tanager
Tachyphonus rufus
Chaco Spiny Lizard
Tropidurus lagunablanca
Blue Dacnis
Dacnis cayana
Saffron Finch
Sicalis flaveola
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
Black-tailed Marmoset
Mico melanurus
Brazilian Guinea Pig
Cavia aperea
Maned Wolf
Chrysocyon brachyurus
Greater Spear-nosed Bat
Phyllostomus hastatus
Crab-eating Fox
Cerdocyon thous
Rusty Mustached Bat
Pteronotus rubiginosus
Big Free-tailed Bat
Nyctinomops macrotis
Espirito Santo Free-tailed Bat
Nyctinomops laticaudatus
golden bat
Mimon bennettii
Crab-eating Raccoon
Procyon cancrivorus
Seba's Short-tailed Bat
Carollia perspicillata
Collared Peccary
Pecari tajacu
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
Pale-breasted Thrush
Turdus leucomelas
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Rufous Hornero
Furnarius rufus
Sayaca Tanager
Thraupis sayaca
Ruddy Ground-Dove
Columbina talpacoti
Chopí Blackbird
Gnorimopsar chopi
Yellow-chevroned Parakeet
Brotogeris chiriri
Swallow Tanager
Tersina viridis
White-lined Tanager
Tachyphonus rufus
Blue Dacnis
Dacnis cayana
Saffron Finch
Sicalis flaveola
Chalk-browed Mockingbird
Mimus saturninus
📊 Most Spotted
Chaco Spiny Lizard
Tropidurus lagunablanca
Argentine Black-and-white Tegu
Salvator merianae
Amazon Racerunner
Ameiva ameiva
Brazilian Lancehead
Bothrops moojeni
Tropical House Gecko
Hemidactylus mabouia
Chicken Snake
Spilotes pullatus
Günther's Green Racer
Philodryas psammophidea
Spix's Whiptail
Ameivula ocellifera
Linnaeus' Sipo
Chironius exoletus
Red Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena alba
Royal Ground Snake
Erythrolamprus reginae
Cerrado Lava Lizard
Tropidurus oreadicus
Recent sightings in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park
LIVEiNaturalistAnimal Events
1Macaws on the Canyon Walls
Red-and-green macaws commute in pairs along the red sandstone cliffs, calling as they pass.
2Swifts at the Waterfalls
Three species of swifts swarm and roost at the Véu de Noiva falls.
3Tapirs and Marmosets in the Dry Season
Lowland tapirs visit the shrinking waterholes while black-tailed marmosets forage in the gallery forest.
Sighting Calendar
Average chance of spotting the park's most-spotted species, month by month
- 1Macaws on the Canyon Walls
- 2Swifts at the Waterfalls
- 3Tapirs and Marmosets in the Dry Season
Sighting Zones
Warmer areas are where all species together are recorded most often.
Essentials
Climate
What visitors saw
Here we were able to see several lettered aracari, lineated Woodpecker, a Black-throated Saltator, a Masked Tityra, and three types of thrushes, among many other species.
We saw some macaws at the falls but there wasn’t much water in them.
We didn’t get to see any more wildlife – but I am still so happy with our earlier Tapir encounter!
Quick answers
What animals can you see in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park?
The most likely sightings are Pale-breasted Thrush (seen by about 80% of wildlife watchers), Great Kiskadee (seen by about 70% of wildlife watchers), Rufous Hornero (seen by about 70% of wildlife watchers), Sayaca Tanager (seen by about 60% of wildlife watchers), Ruddy Ground-Dove (seen by about 60% of wildlife watchers) — among 1019 recorded vertebrate species, based on citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to visit Chapada dos Guimarães 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 Red-and-green Macaw in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park?
Yes — about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Red-and-green Macaw sighting in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park, based on 544 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
Can you see South American Tapir in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park?
Yes — about 20% of wildlife watchers report a South American Tapir sighting in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park, based on 3 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
Can you see Toco Toucan in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park?
It's possible but not guaranteed: about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Toco Toucan sighting in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park, based on 125 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. Sightings take luck and time in the field.
Where Wildlife Score
How good is this park for seeing wildlife?Biodiversity
Very goodHow rich is the wildlife?
Sighting
Very goodHow likely to see animals?
Experience
Very goodHow easy and pleasant is the visit?
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