Hoatzin

Hoatzin

Opisthocomus hoazin

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve

📅 Monthly Probability

60–70
Jan
60–70
Feb
60–70
Mar
70–80
Apr
50–60
May
50–60
Jun
50–60
Jul
60–70
Aug
60–70
Sep
60–70
Oct
60–70
Nov
50–60
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
60–70%
2 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
40–50%
3 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
30–40%
4 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
20–30%
5 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
20–30%
6 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
20–30%
7 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
20–30%
8 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
9 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
0–10%
10 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
11 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%

Quick answers

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

About 62% of visitor-days record a Hoatzin sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, based on 2555 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

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

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