Iguaçu National Park
🇧🇷 Brazil
🐒 Coati and Capuchin FallsThe 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
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South American Coati
Nasua nasua
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Toco Toucan
Ramphastos toco
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Great Dusky Swift
Cypseloides senex
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Mono Cai
Sapajus nigritus
📊 Most Spotted
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Western Collared Spiny Lizard
Tropidurus catalanensis
Plush-crested Jay
Cyanocorax chrysops
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
Argentine Black-and-white Tegu
Salvator merianae
Pale-breasted Thrush
Turdus leucomelas
Southern Lapwing
Vanellus chilensis
Red-rumped Cacique
Cacicus haemorrhous
Southern House Wren
Troglodytes musculus
Golden-crowned Warbler
Basileuterus culicivorus
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
Eared Dove
Zenaida auriculata
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
Azara's Agouti
Dasyprocta azarae
Capybara
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
Tapeti
Sylvilagus brasiliensis
Brazilian Guinea Pig
Cavia aperea
Big-eared Opossum
Didelphis aurita
Nine-banded Armadillo
Dasypus novemcinctus
Crab-eating Fox
Cerdocyon thous
South American Tapir
Tapirus terrestris
Mountain Lion
Puma concolor
Ocelot
Leopardus pardalis
White-eared Opossum
Didelphis albiventris
Jaguar
Panthera onca
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Plush-crested Jay
Cyanocorax chrysops
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
Pale-breasted Thrush
Turdus leucomelas
Southern Lapwing
Vanellus chilensis
Red-rumped Cacique
Cacicus haemorrhous
Southern House Wren
Troglodytes musculus
Golden-crowned Warbler
Basileuterus culicivorus
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
Eared Dove
Zenaida auriculata
Rufous Hornero
Furnarius rufus
Scaly-headed Parrot
Pionus maximiliani
📊 Most Spotted
Western Collared Spiny Lizard
Tropidurus catalanensis
Argentine Black-and-white Tegu
Salvator merianae
Broad-snouted Caiman
Caiman latirostris
Williams' South-American Side-necked Turtle
Phrynops williamsi
Chicken Snake
Spilotes pullatus
Tropical House Gecko
Hemidactylus mabouia
Geoffroy’s Side-necked Turtle
Phrynops geoffroanus
Brazilian Lancehead
Bothrops moojeni
Neotropical Rattlesnake
Crotalus durissus
Uruguayan Coral Snake
Micrurus altirostris
Painted Lancehead
Bothrops diporus
Painted Coral Snake
Micrurus corallinus
📊 Most Spotted
ocellated tree frog
Itapotihyla langsdorffii
Fuscous-blotched Snouted Tree Frog
Scinax fuscovarius
Cururu Toad
Rhinella diptycha
Cuvier’s Foam Frog
Physalaemus cuvieri
Mustached Frog
Leptodactylus mystacinus
Blacksmith Tree Frog
Boana faber
Pointedbelly Frog
Leptodactylus podicipinus
Ribeirão Branco Snouted Tree Frog
Scinax perereca
Whistling Grass Frog
Leptodactylus fuscus
Two-colored oval frog
Elachistocleis bicolor
Yellow Cururu Toad
Rhinella icterica
Dwarf Tree Frog
Dendropsophus nanus
Recent sightings in Iguaçu National Park
LIVEiNaturalistAnimal Events
1Great Dusky Swifts at the Falls
Great dusky swifts fly straight through the water curtains to their nests on the rock faces behind the falls.
2Coatis and Lizards along the Falls
Coati bands patrol the walkways while lava lizards bask on the wet basalt.
3Capuchins and Tegus in
Black capuchin troops move through the canopy and tegu lizards emerge to bask.
Sighting Calendar
Average chance of spotting the park's most-spotted species, month by month
- 1Great Dusky Swifts at the Falls
- 2Coatis and Lizards along the Falls
- 3Capuchins and Tegus in
Sighting Zones
Warmer areas are where all species together are recorded most often.
Essentials
Climate
What visitors saw
We stayed two nights at the campsite, and along with the aforementioned mammals and birds, we also saw plush-crested jays, red-rumped caciques, scaly-headed parakeets, pale-breasted thrushes and boat-billed flycatchers.
We got soaking wet, which is part of the fun. (We were told to bring a change of clothes and they handed out dry-bags to keep our stuff in, like my camera and our shoes and phones.) You'll also see a marauding band of fearless coatis having a feeding frenzy over a bag of potato chips (or something).
Quick answers
What animals can you see in Iguaçu National Park?
The most likely sightings are South American Coati (seen by about 80% of wildlife watchers), Great Kiskadee (seen by about 80% of wildlife watchers), Western Collared Spiny Lizard (seen by about 70% of wildlife watchers), Plush-crested Jay (seen by about 70% of wildlife watchers), Black Vulture (seen by about 70% of wildlife watchers) — among 1068 recorded vertebrate species, based on citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to visit Iguaçu 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 South American Coati in Iguaçu National Park?
Yes — about 80% of wildlife watchers report a South American Coati sighting in Iguaçu National Park, based on 759 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
Can you see Toco Toucan in Iguaçu National Park?
Yes — about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Toco Toucan sighting in Iguaçu National Park, based on 2,741 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
Can you see Great Dusky Swift in Iguaçu National Park?
Yes — about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Great Dusky Swift sighting in Iguaçu National Park, based on 2,145 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
Can you see Mono Cai in Iguaçu National Park?
Yes — about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Mono Cai sighting in Iguaçu National Park, based on 157 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
Where Wildlife Score
How good is this park for seeing wildlife?Biodiversity
ExcellentHow rich is the wildlife?
Sighting
Very goodHow likely to see animals?
Experience
Very goodHow easy and pleasant is the visit?
