Capybara

Closest Relatives at Iguazú National Park

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	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	80–90%
2	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	80–90%
3	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	60–70%
4	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	40–50%
5	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	30–40%
6	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	30–40%
7	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	20–30%
8	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	20–30%
9	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	20–30%
10	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	20–30%
11	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	10–20%
12	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	10–20%
13	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	10–20%
14	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
15	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
16	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
17	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
18	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
19	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
20	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
21	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
22	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Capybara in Iguazú National Park?

About 17% of visitor-days record a Capybara sighting in Iguazú National Park, based on 27 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Capybara in Iguazú National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Capybara in Iguazú National Park in our monthly data.