Black Caiman

Black Caiman

Melanosuchus niger

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
60–70
Apr
30–40
May
40–50
Jun
40–50
Jul
30–40
Aug
50–60
Sep
40–50
Oct
30–40
Nov
40–50
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
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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 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
40–50%
2 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
40–50%
3 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
40–50%
4 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
30–40%
5 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
20–30%
6 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
7 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
8 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black Caiman in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?

About 44% of visitor-days record a Black Caiman sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, based on 136 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Black Caiman in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?

April has the highest sighting rate for Black Caiman in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve in our monthly data.

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