South American Coati

South American Coati

Nasua nasua

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
80–90% · Very likely
overall probability at Iguazú National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

80–90
Jan
80–90
Feb
80–90
Mar
80–90
Apr
80–90
May
80–90
Jun
80–90
Jul
80–90
Aug
70–80
Sep
70–80
Oct
70–80
Nov
80–90
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
80–90%
2 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
80–90%
3 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
40–50%
4 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
20–30%
5 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
6 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
7 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
8 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
0–10%
9 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
0–10%
10 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Insufficient data
11 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
Insufficient data
12 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
13 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
14 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
15 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
16 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
17 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
18 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
19 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a South American Coati in Iguazú National Park?

About 82% of visitor-days record a South American Coati sighting in Iguazú National Park, based on 717 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see South American Coati in Iguazú National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for South American Coati in Iguazú National Park in our monthly data.

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