Iguaçu National Park

🇧🇷 Brazil

🐒 Coati and Capuchin Falls

⏱ 2 days 🥾 Easy trails

🌍 #127 Global · 3.9 ★★★★★ ★★★★★ #24 in South America #62 in Tropical Forest

Paraná, Brazil 1068 spp. recorded

The Brazilian side of Iguaçu is a walkway through Atlantic forest with the falls on one side, and the animals have long since learned to use it. South American coatis are recorded on nineteen visits in twenty, black-horned capuchins on half.

-25.296° S 53.755° W

Wildlife

⭐ Iconic Species

South American Coati

Nasua nasua

80–90% · Very likely

Toco Toucan

Ramphastos toco

50–60% · Likely

Great Dusky Swift

Cypseloides senex

40–50% · Likely

Black capuchin

Sapajus nigritus

40–50% · Likely

📊 Most Spotted

Great Kiskadee

Pitangus sulphuratus

70–80% · Very likely

Western Collared Spiny Lizard

Tropidurus catalanensis

70–80% · Very likely

Plush-crested Jay

Cyanocorax chrysops

70–80% · Very likely

Black Vulture

Coragyps atratus

70–80% · Likely

Argentine Black-and-white Tegu

Salvator merianae

60–70% · Likely

Pale-breasted Thrush

Turdus leucomelas

60–70% · Likely

Southern Lapwing

Vanellus chilensis

50–60% · Likely

Red-rumped Cacique

Cacicus haemorrhous

50–60% · Likely

Southern House Wren

Troglodytes musculus

50–60% · Likely

Golden-crowned Warbler

Basileuterus culicivorus

50–60% · Likely

Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

40–50% · Likely

Eared Dove

Zenaida auriculata

40–50% · Likely

⭐ Iconic Species

South American Coati

Nasua nasua

80–90% · Very likely

Black capuchin

Sapajus nigritus

40–50% · Likely

📊 Most Spotted

Azara's Agouti

Dasyprocta azarae

30–40% · Possible

Capybara

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

10–20% · Possible

Tapeti

Sylvilagus brasiliensis

10–20% · Possible

Brazilian Guinea Pig

Cavia aperea

10–20% · Possible

Big-eared Opossum

Didelphis aurita

10–20% · With luck

Nine-banded Armadillo

Dasypus novemcinctus

0–10% · With luck

Crab-eating Fox

Cerdocyon thous

0–10% · With luck

South American Tapir

Tapirus terrestris

0–10% · With luck

Mountain Lion

Puma concolor

0–10% · With luck

Ocelot

Leopardus pardalis

0–10% · With luck

White-eared Opossum

Didelphis albiventris

0–10% · With luck

Jaguar

Panthera onca

0–10% · With luck

⭐ Iconic Species

Toco Toucan

Ramphastos toco

50–60% · Likely

Great Dusky Swift

Cypseloides senex

40–50% · Likely

📊 Most Spotted

Great Kiskadee

Pitangus sulphuratus

70–80% · Very likely

Plush-crested Jay

Cyanocorax chrysops

70–80% · Very likely

Black Vulture

Coragyps atratus

70–80% · Likely

Pale-breasted Thrush

Turdus leucomelas

60–70% · Likely

Southern Lapwing

Vanellus chilensis

50–60% · Likely

Red-rumped Cacique

Cacicus haemorrhous

50–60% · Likely

Southern House Wren

Troglodytes musculus

50–60% · Likely

Golden-crowned Warbler

Basileuterus culicivorus

50–60% · Likely

Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

40–50% · Likely

Eared Dove

Zenaida auriculata

40–50% · Likely

Rufous Hornero

Furnarius rufus

40–50% · Likely

Scaly-headed Parrot

Pionus maximiliani

40–50% · Likely

📊 Most Spotted

Western Collared Spiny Lizard

Tropidurus catalanensis

70–80% · Very likely

Argentine Black-and-white Tegu

Salvator merianae

60–70% · Likely

Broad-snouted Caiman

Caiman latirostris

30–40% · Possible

Williams' South-American Side-necked Turtle

Phrynops williamsi

20–30% · Possible

Chicken Snake

Spilotes pullatus

10–20% · Possible

Tropical House Gecko

Hemidactylus mabouia

10–20% · Possible

Geoffroy’s Side-necked Turtle

Phrynops geoffroanus

10–20% · Possible

Brazilian Lancehead

Bothrops moojeni

10–20% · Possible

Uruguayan Coral Snake

Micrurus altirostris

10–20% · With luck

Neotropical Rattlesnake

Crotalus durissus

10–20% · With luck

Painted Lancehead

Bothrops diporus

10–20% · With luck

Painted Coral Snake

Micrurus corallinus

10–20% · With luck

📊 Most Spotted

ocellated tree frog

Itapotihyla langsdorffii

10–20% · Possible

Fuscous-blotched Snouted Tree Frog

Scinax fuscovarius

10–20% · With luck

Cururu Toad

Rhinella diptycha

10–20% · With luck

Cuvier’s Foam Frog

Physalaemus cuvieri

0–10% · With luck

Mustached Frog

Leptodactylus mystacinus

0–10% · With luck

Blacksmith Tree Frog

Boana faber

0–10% · With luck

Pointedbelly Frog

Leptodactylus podicipinus

Insufficient data

Ribeirão Branco Snouted Tree Frog

Scinax perereca

Insufficient data

Whistling Grass Frog

Leptodactylus fuscus

Insufficient data

Two-colored oval frog

Elachistocleis bicolor

Insufficient data

Yellow Cururu Toad

Rhinella icterica

Insufficient data

Dwarf Tree Frog

Dendropsophus nanus

Insufficient data

Animal Events

🐦

Great Dusky Swifts at the Falls

JulAugOctNov

Great dusky swifts fly straight through the water curtains to their nests on the rock faces behind the falls.

Great Dusky Swift

Cypseloides senex

40–50% · Likely

🐒

Capuchins and Tegus in

OctNovDec

Black capuchin troops move through the canopy and tegu lizards emerge to bask.

Black capuchin

Sapajus nigritus

40–50% · Likely

Argentine Black-and-white Tegu

Salvator merianae

60–70% · Likely

🦝

Coatis and Lizards along the Falls

JanFebMar

Coati bands patrol the walkways while lava lizards bask on the wet basalt.

South American Coati

Nasua nasua

80–90% · Very likely

Western Collared Spiny Lizard

Tropidurus catalanensis

70–80% · Very likely

Sighting Calendar

Chance of spotting each species, month by month

Species Total

50–60

50–60

50–60

50–60

50–60

50–60

50–60

60–70

50–60

60–70

60–70

50–60

South American Coati

80–90

80–90

80–90

80–90

70–80

70–80

80–90

80–90

70–80

70–80

70–80

70–80

40–50

50–60

50–60

60–70

50–60

50–60

60–70

60–70

60–70

60–70

50–60

40–50

Great Dusky Swift

20–30

30–40

30–40

30–40

40–50

30–40

30–40

40–50

40–50

50–60

60–70

30–40

40–50

40–50

40–50

30–40

40–50

40–50

50–60

50–60

40–50

30–40

50–60

30–40

70–80

60–70

70–80

70–80

70–80

70–80

70–80

70–80

70–80

80–90

70–80

70–80

Western Collared Spiny Lizard

70–80

70–80

70–80

60–70

70–80

70–80

60–70

70–80

60–70

70–80

70–80

80–90

Plush-crested Jay

60–70

60–70

70–80

70–80

70–80

60–70

60–70

70–80

60–70

70–80

60–70

70–80

70–80

70–80

70–80

60–70

70–80

70–80

70–80

70–80

60–70

70–80

70–80

60–70

Argentine Black-and-white Tegu

80–90

70–80

50–60

20–30

0–10

10–20

10–20

30–40

60–70

80–90

80–90

80–90

Pale-breasted Thrush

50–60

40–50

50–60

60–70

60–70

60–70

60–70

60–70

60–70

70–80

70–80

60–70

Southern Lapwing

60–70

50–60

50–60

60–70

40–50

50–60

60–70

60–70

50–60

50–60

50–60

60–70

Red-rumped Cacique

30–40

30–40

20–30

50–60

50–60

50–60

50–60

70–80

60–70

70–80

60–70

50–60

Southern House Wren

40–50

30–40

40–50

50–60

40–50

60–70

50–60

60–70

50–60

70–80

60–70

50–60

Golden-crowned Warbler

40–50

50–60

50–60

50–60

60–70

60–70

60–70

50–60

50–60

50–60

40–50

30–40

50–60

50–60

60–70

50–60

50–60

50–60

40–50

50–60

30–40

30–40

40–50

30–40

50–60

50–60

60–70

50–60

40–50

40–50

40–50

40–50

40–50

50–60

40–50

50–60

Animal Events

🐦 Great Dusky Swifts at the Falls

🐒 Capuchins and Tegus in

🦝 Coatis and Lizards along the Falls

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 ★★★★★ ★★★★★ Excellent

🐒 Coati and Capuchin Falls

🦜

Biodiversity

Very good

How rich is the wildlife?

4.3 Global avg

4.5 ★★★★★ ★★★★★

Species by taxon

🦅 Birds

703

🐒 Mammals

168

🦎 Reptiles

129

🐸 Amphibians

68

1068 Total Species

841 Global average across 280 parks

45 Threatened 59 Endemic

🔭

Sighting

Very good

How likely to see animals?

3.6 Global avg

3.5 ★★★★★ ★★★★★

🎯

Top-12 Avg Probability

62% Global avg

66%

📊

Coverage (207 species at ≥5% of 1068 in the inventory)

24% Global avg

19%

🔀

Taxon variety in top 12 (9 bird, 2 reptile, 1 mammal)

47% Global avg

54%

🔭

Species per 10 outings (distinct species a visitor would meet over 10 outings — effort held equal across parks)

132 Global avg

154

🌟

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

11

⭐

High-prob species (>40%)

26 Global avg

22

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