Yellow-headed Sideneck

Yellow-headed Sideneck

Podocnemis unifilis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Madidi National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
60–70
Mar
40–50
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
50–60
Jul
50–60
Aug
40–50
Sep
40–50
Oct
30–40
Nov
10–20
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 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
40–50%
2 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
40–50%
3 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
30–40%
4 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
20–30%
5 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
6 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
20–30%
7 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
20–30%
8 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
9 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
10 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
11 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-headed Sideneck in Madidi National Park?

About 41% of visitor-days record a Yellow-headed Sideneck sighting in Madidi National Park, based on 22 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Yellow-headed Sideneck in Madidi National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-headed Sideneck in Madidi National Park in our monthly data.

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