Emas National Park
🇧🇷 Brazil
🐺 Maned Wolf's Dry-Season SpectacleEmas National Park lies in the heart of Brazil’s Cerrado, a tropical savanna of scattered trees, tall grasses and seasonally flooded wetlands. The landscape stretches across rolling plateaus and open grasslands, intersected by shallow rivers that create patches of gallery forest.
-18.132° S 52.921° W
Wildlife
⭐ Iconic Species
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Maned Wolf
Chrysocyon brachyurus
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Greater Rhea
Rhea americana
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Giant Anteater
Myrmecophaga tridactyla
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Pampas Deer
Ozotoceros bezoarticus
📊 Most Spotted
Blue-and-yellow Macaw
Ara ararauna
Peach-fronted Parakeet
Aratinga aurea
Curl-crested Jay
Cyanocorax cristatellus
Black-throated Saltator
Saltatricula atricollis
Chopí Blackbird
Gnorimopsar chopi
Crested Caracara
Caracara plancus
South American Tapir
Tapirus terrestris
White-rumped Monjita
Xolmis velatus
Blue-black Grassquit
Volatinia jacarina
Picazuro Pigeon
Patagioenas picazuro
Chalk-browed Mockingbird
Mimus saturninus
Saffron Finch
Sicalis flaveola
⭐ Iconic Species
★ Maned Wolf
Chrysocyon brachyurus
★ Giant Anteater
Myrmecophaga tridactyla
★ Pampas Deer
Ozotoceros bezoarticus
📊 Most Spotted
South American Tapir
Tapirus terrestris
Crab-eating Fox
Cerdocyon thous
White-lipped Peccary
Tayassu pecari
Azara's Agouti
Dasyprocta azarae
Six-banded Armadillo
Euphractus sexcinctus
Marsh Deer
Blastocerus dichotomus
Lesser Long-nosed Armadillo
Dasypus septemcinctus
Big-eared Woolly Bat
Chrotopterus auritus
Collared Peccary
Pecari tajacu
Pantanal Cat
Leopardus braccatus
Cabasu
Cabassous unicinctus
Hoary Fox
Lycalopex vetulus
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
Blue-and-yellow Macaw
Ara ararauna
Peach-fronted Parakeet
Aratinga aurea
Curl-crested Jay
Cyanocorax cristatellus
Black-throated Saltator
Saltatricula atricollis
Chopí Blackbird
Gnorimopsar chopi
Crested Caracara
Caracara plancus
White-rumped Monjita
Xolmis velatus
Blue-black Grassquit
Volatinia jacarina
Picazuro Pigeon
Patagioenas picazuro
Chalk-browed Mockingbird
Mimus saturninus
Saffron Finch
Sicalis flaveola
Red-legged Seriema
Cariama cristata
📊 Most Spotted
Argentine Black-and-white Tegu
Salvator merianae
Cerrado Lancehead
Bothrops pauloensis
Neotropical Rattlesnake
Crotalus durissus
Boa Constrictor
Boa constrictor
Urutu Lancehead
Bothrops alternatus
Amazon Racerunner
Ameiva ameiva
Brazilian Lancehead
Bothrops moojeni
Brazilian Green Racer
Philodryas aestiva
Red-footed Tortoise
Chelonoidis carbonarius
Yellow Tegu
Salvator duseni
Eastern Rainbow Boa
Epicrates crassus
Southern Coralsnake
Micrurus frontalis
📊 Most Spotted
Fuscous-blotched Snouted Tree Frog
Scinax fuscovarius
Cururu Toad
Rhinella diptycha
Pepper Frog
Leptodactylus labyrinthicus
Chaco Tree Frog
Boana raniceps
Chupada Swamp Frog
Pseudopaludicola saltica
Rusty Toad
Rhinella rubescens
Lesser Tree Frog
Dendropsophus minutus
Araguari Tree Frog
Boana paranaiba
Yellow-spotted Tree Frog
Boana albopunctata
Cuyaba Dwarf Frog
Physalaemus nattereri
Boettger's Caecilian
Siphonops paulensis
Whistling Grass Frog
Leptodactylus fuscus
Recent sightings in Emas National Park
LIVEiNaturalistAnimal Events
1Maned Wolf Dry-Season Sightings
Peak dry-season visibility of maned wolves hunting in the open, short-grass Cerrado; mammal-watching tours in this window record 8-9 separate day and night encounters
2Giant Anteater Foraging Season
Dry-season foraging on the park's vast termite-mound grasslands, when low grass makes anteaters conspicuous — visiting groups log up to 10 encounters
3Greater Rhea Nesting Season
Spring breeding of the park's namesake bird: males build ground nests, incubate communal clutches and shepherd chicks across the open campo
Sighting Calendar
Average chance of spotting the park's most-spotted species, month by month
- 1Maned Wolf Dry-Season Sightings
- 2Giant Anteater Foraging Season
- 3Greater Rhea Nesting Season
Sighting Zones
Warmer areas are where all species together are recorded most often.
Essentials
Climate
What visitors saw
I saw 25 species of mammals (and a huge variety of >200 bird species), with most of these being incredibly unique animals that I have wanted to see for a very long time including Jaguar, Puma, Ocelot, Maned Wolf, Tapir, Armadillo and Giant Anteater!
But we managed to see tapirs and maned wolves, so it was a success!
Quick answers
What animals can you see in Emas National Park?
The most likely sightings are Blue-and-yellow Macaw (seen by about 80% of wildlife watchers), Peach-fronted Parakeet (seen by about 80% of wildlife watchers), Curl-crested Jay (seen by about 80% of wildlife watchers), Maned Wolf (seen by about 70% of wildlife watchers), Black-throated Saltator (seen by about 70% of wildlife watchers) — among 955 recorded vertebrate species, based on citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to visit Emas National Park for wildlife?
May 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 Maned Wolf in Emas National Park?
Yes — about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Maned Wolf sighting in Emas National Park, based on 78 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
Can you see Greater Rhea in Emas National Park?
Yes — about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Greater Rhea sighting in Emas National Park, based on 138 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
Can you see Giant Anteater in Emas National Park?
Yes — about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Giant Anteater sighting in Emas National Park, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
Can you see Pampas Deer in Emas National Park?
Yes — about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Pampas Deer sighting in Emas National Park, based on 68 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
Where Wildlife Score
How good is this park for seeing wildlife?Biodiversity
Very goodHow rich is the wildlife?
Sighting
ExcellentHow likely to see animals?
Experience
ExcellentHow easy and pleasant is the visit?
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