Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas
🇧🇷 Brazil
🐆 Jaguars on the Cuiabá RiverbanksParque Estadual Encontro das Águas sits in the heart of Brazil’s Pantanal, a sprawling wetland where rivers braid through seasonally flooded grasslands and forested islands. Boardwalks and low‑rise trails wind across shallow channels, through stands of aquatic vegetation and scattered trees, giving easy access to the water‑edge and open savanna patches.
-17.089° S 56.711° W
Wildlife
⭐ Iconic Species
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Jaguar
Panthera onca
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Giant Otter
Pteronura brasiliensis
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Yacare Caiman
Caiman yacare
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Hyacinth Macaw
Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus
📊 Most Spotted
Cocoi Heron
Ardea cocoi
Anhinga
Anhinga anhinga
Capybara
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Ringed Kingfisher
Megaceryle torquata
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
Bigua cormorant
Phalacrocorax brasilianus
Southern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
Crested Caracara
Caracara plancus
Rufescent Tiger Heron
Tigrisoma lineatum
Chaco Chachalaca
Ortalis canicollis
Jabiru
Jabiru mycteria
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
Capybara
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
Black Howler
Alouatta caraya
Proboscis Bat
Rhynchonycteris naso
Hooded Capuchin
Sapajus cay
Marsh Deer
Blastocerus dichotomus
South American Tapir
Tapirus terrestris
Long-tailed Porcupine
Coendou longicaudatus
Neotropical Otter
Lontra longicaudis
Azara's Agouti
Dasyprocta azarae
White-lined Broad-nosed Bat
Platyrrhinus lineatus
South American Coati
Nasua nasua
Crab-eating Fox
Cerdocyon thous
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
Cocoi Heron
Ardea cocoi
Anhinga
Anhinga anhinga
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Ringed Kingfisher
Megaceryle torquata
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
Bigua cormorant
Phalacrocorax brasilianus
Southern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
Crested Caracara
Caracara plancus
Rufescent Tiger Heron
Tigrisoma lineatum
Chaco Chachalaca
Ortalis canicollis
Jabiru
Jabiru mycteria
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
Green Iguana
Iguana iguana
Yellow Anaconda
Eunectes notaeus
Amazon Racerunner
Ameiva ameiva
Matipu Tegu
Tupinambis matipu
False Water Cobra
Hydrodynastes gigas
Argentine Black-and-white Tegu
Salvator merianae
Big-Headed Amazon River Turtle
Acanthochelys macrocephala
Tropical House Gecko
Hemidactylus mabouia
Paraguay Caiman Lizard
Dracaena paraguayensis
Wagler's Snake
Xenodon merremii
Yellow-bellied Liophis
Erythrolamprus poecilogyrus
Chicken Snake
Spilotes pullatus
📊 Most Spotted
Chaco Tree Frog
Boana raniceps
Mato Grosso Snouted Tree Frog
Scinax acuminatus
Cururu Toad
Rhinella diptycha
Miranda's White-lipped Frog
Leptodactylus macrosternum
Paraguayan Swimming Frog
Pseudis platensis
Two-colored oval frog
Elachistocleis bicolor
Polka-dot Tree Frog
Boana punctata
Pointedbelly Frog
Leptodactylus podicipinus
Muller's Termite Frog
Dermatonotus muelleri
Uruguay Harlequin Frog
Lysapsus limellum
Lesser Snouted Tree Frog
Scinax nasicus
Pale-legged Weeping Frog
Physalaemus albonotatus
Recent sightings in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas
LIVEiNaturalistAnimal Events
2Jabiru Stork Nesting
Jabiru storks — the Pantanal's iconic giant stork — nest on huge treetop platforms along the rivers through .
1Jaguar Hunting Season
Dry-season waters recede and jaguars concentrate along the Cuiabá/Três Irmãos riverbanks to hunt caiman and capybara in daylight — the park's world-famous spectacle, .
3Dry-Season Waterbird Congregation
As floodwaters shrink, fish are trapped in drying channels and wading birds congregate in mass feeding flocks along the rivers.
Sighting Calendar
Average chance of spotting the park's most-spotted species, month by month
- 1Jaguar Hunting Season
- 2Jabiru Stork Nesting
- 3Dry-Season Waterbird Congregation
Sighting Zones
Warmer areas are where all species together are recorded most often.
Essentials
Climate
Quick answers
What animals can you see in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas?
The most likely sightings are Jaguar (seen by about 80% of wildlife watchers), Giant Otter (seen by about 70% of wildlife watchers), Yacare Caiman (seen by about 70% of wildlife watchers), Cocoi Heron (seen by about 70% of wildlife watchers), Anhinga (seen by about 60% of wildlife watchers) — among 992 recorded vertebrate species, based on citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to visit Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas for wildlife?
July 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 Jaguar in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas?
Yes — about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Jaguar sighting in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas, based on 516 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
Can you see Giant Otter in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas?
Yes — about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Giant Otter sighting in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas, based on 198 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
Can you see Yacare Caiman in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas?
Yes — about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Yacare Caiman sighting in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas, based on 272 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
Can you see Hyacinth Macaw in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas?
Yes — about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Hyacinth Macaw sighting in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas, based on 661 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
ExcellentHow likely to see animals?
Experience
ExcellentHow easy and pleasant is the visit?
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