Serra dos Órgãos National Park

🇧🇷 Brazil

🐒 Marmoset and Manakin Atlantic Forest

⏱ 2 days 🥾 Challenging trails

🌍 #62 Global · 4.3 ★★★★★ ★★★★★ #9 in South America #25 in Tropical Forest

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1223 spp. recorded

Serra dos Órgãos is Atlantic forest climbing to bare granite peaks an hour from Rio, and its wildlife is what survives in one of the last continuous stretches of that forest. Blue manakins display on more than half of all visits and maroon-bellied parakeets cross the valley on nearly two thirds.

-22.486° S 43.054° W

Wildlife

⭐ Iconic Species

Black-pencilled Marmoset

Callithrix penicillata

40–50% · Likely

Brown-throated Sloth

Bradypus variegatus

20–30% · Possible

Blue Manakin

Chiroxiphia caudata

50–60% · Likely

Maroon-bellied Parakeet

Pyrrhura frontalis

60–70% · Likely

📊 Most Spotted

Great Kiskadee

Pitangus sulphuratus

70–80% · Very likely

Rufous-bellied Thrush

Turdus rufiventris

70–80% · Very likely

Violet-capped Woodnymph

Thalurania glaucopis

70–80% · Very likely

Bananaquit

Coereba flaveola

70–80% · Very likely

Golden-chevroned Tanager

Thraupis ornata

60–70% · Likely

Plain Parakeet

Brotogeris tirica

60–70% · Likely

Saffron Finch

Sicalis flaveola

60–70% · Likely

Southern House Wren

Troglodytes musculus

60–70% · Likely

Palm Tanager

Thraupis palmarum

60–70% · Likely

Pale-breasted Thrush

Turdus leucomelas

60–70% · Likely

Green-headed Tanager

Tangara seledon

60–70% · Likely

Sayaca Tanager

Thraupis sayaca

60–70% · Likely

⭐ Iconic Species

Black-pencilled Marmoset

Callithrix penicillata

40–50% · Likely

Brown-throated Sloth

Bradypus variegatus

20–30% · Possible

📊 Most Spotted

Big-eared Opossum

Didelphis aurita

30–40% · Possible

Mountain Lion

Puma concolor

Insufficient data

Capybara

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

Insufficient data

South American Coati

Nasua nasua

20–30% · Possible

Paraguaian Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

Sphiggurus spinosus

10–20% · Possible

Black capuchin

Sapajus nigritus

Insufficient data

Nine-banded Armadillo

Dasypus novemcinctus

Insufficient data

Tapeti

Sylvilagus brasiliensis

Insufficient data

Neotropical Otter

Lontra longicaudis

Insufficient data

Muriqui

Brachyteles arachnoides

Insufficient data

Golden Lion Tamarin

Leontopithecus rosalia

10–20% · With luck

Tayra

Eira barbara

Insufficient data

⭐ Iconic Species

Blue Manakin

Chiroxiphia caudata

50–60% · Likely

Maroon-bellied Parakeet

Pyrrhura frontalis

60–70% · Likely

📊 Most Spotted

Great Kiskadee

Pitangus sulphuratus

70–80% · Very likely

Rufous-bellied Thrush

Turdus rufiventris

70–80% · Very likely

Violet-capped Woodnymph

Thalurania glaucopis

70–80% · Very likely

Bananaquit

Coereba flaveola

70–80% · Very likely

Golden-chevroned Tanager

Thraupis ornata

60–70% · Likely

Plain Parakeet

Brotogeris tirica

60–70% · Likely

Saffron Finch

Sicalis flaveola

60–70% · Likely

Southern House Wren

Troglodytes musculus

60–70% · Likely

Palm Tanager

Thraupis palmarum

60–70% · Likely

Pale-breasted Thrush

Turdus leucomelas

60–70% · Likely

Green-headed Tanager

Tangara seledon

60–70% · Likely

Sayaca Tanager

Thraupis sayaca

60–70% · Likely

📊 Most Spotted

Argentine Black-and-white Tegu

Salvator merianae

30–40% · Possible

Tropical House Gecko

Hemidactylus mabouia

20–30% · Possible

Brown Sipo

Chironius fuscus

20–30% · Possible

Yarará Lancehead

Bothrops jararaca

20–30% · Possible

Amazon Lava Lizard

Tropidurus torquatus

20–30% · Possible

Military Ground Snake

Erythrolamprus miliaris

20–30% · Possible

Banded Cat-eyed Snake

Leptodeira annulata

10–20% · Possible

Neuwied's False Fer-de-lance

Xenodon neuwiedii

10–20% · Possible

Painted Coral Snake

Micrurus corallinus

10–20% · Possible

Jackson's Fathead Anole

Enyalius perditus

10–20% · Possible

Atlantic Forest Naked-toed Gecko

Gymnodactylus darwinii

10–20% · Possible

Neuwied's Tree Snake

Dipsas neuwiedi

10–20% · Possible

📊 Most Spotted

Yellow Cururu Toad

Rhinella icterica

40–50% · Likely

Blacksmith Tree Frog

Boana faber

30–40% · Possible

Military River Frog

Thoropa miliaris

20–30% · Possible

Girard's Dwarf Frog

Physalaemus signifer

20–30% · Possible

Ornate Forest toad

Rhinella ornata

20–30% · Possible

Clay Robber Frog

Haddadus binotatus

20–30% · Possible

Lesser Tree Frog

Dendropsophus minutus

10–20% · Possible

White-Lined Treefrog

Gastrotheca albolineata

10–20% · Possible

Elegant Forest Tree Frog

Dendropsophus elegans

10–20% · Possible

Brazilian Torrent Frog

Hylodes asper

10–20% · Possible

Boie's Frog

Proceratophrys boiei

10–20% · With luck

Two-spotted Tree Frog

Dendropsophus bipunctatus

Insufficient data

Animal Events

🐦

Manakins Display in

AprMay

Blue manakins perform their coordinated display and maroon-bellied parakeets move through the valley in flocks.

Blue Manakin

Chiroxiphia caudata

50–60% · Likely

🦥

Sloths and Toads in the Dry Months

AugSep

Brown-throated sloths sit in the bare canopy and yellow cururu toads gather at the streams.

Brown-throated Sloth

Bradypus variegatus

20–30% · Possible

Yellow Cururu Toad

Rhinella icterica

40–50% · Likely

🐒

Marmosets and Tegus in

DecJanFeb

Black-tufted marmoset groups feed on the lower trails and black-and-white tegus cross the paths.

Black-pencilled Marmoset

Callithrix penicillata

40–50% · Likely

Argentine Black-and-white Tegu

Salvator merianae

30–40% · Possible

Sighting Calendar

Chance of spotting each species, month by month

Species Total

60–70

50–60

60–70

60–70

60–70

50–60

60–70

60–70

70–80

60–70

50–60

50–60

Black-pencilled Marmoset

60–70

10–20

30–40

30–40

60–70

0–10

40–50

20–30

30–40

30–40

40–50

30–40

Brown-throated Sloth

<5

<5

20–30

20–30

30–40

20–30

20–30

30–40

30–40

10–20

20–30

<5

50–60

40–50

30–40

50–60

40–50

30–40

50–60

60–70

60–70

50–60

40–50

50–60

Maroon-bellied Parakeet

60–70

50–60

50–60

60–70

60–70

50–60

60–70

70–80

70–80

60–70

50–60

70–80

60–70

60–70

70–80

80–90

70–80

70–80

80–90

70–80

80–90

70–80

70–80

80–90

Rufous-bellied Thrush

70–80

60–70

60–70

80–90

70–80

70–80

50–60

70–80

80–90

70–80

70–80

70–80

Violet-capped Woodnymph

70–80

70–80

70–80

70–80

60–70

70–80

70–80

70–80

80–90

70–80

40–50

60–70

70–80

70–80

70–80

60–70

70–80

60–70

70–80

60–70

80–90

80–90

60–70

60–70

Golden-chevroned Tanager

70–80

50–60

60–70

80–90

50–60

60–70

70–80

70–80

80–90

70–80

50–60

50–60

80–90

50–60

60–70

80–90

60–70

60–70

70–80

70–80

70–80

70–80

50–60

60–70

70–80

70–80

70–80

60–70

60–70

60–70

70–80

50–60

80–90

70–80

50–60

60–70

Southern House Wren

60–70

60–70

70–80

60–70

60–70

60–70

60–70

60–70

70–80

70–80

50–60

50–60

70–80

50–60

50–60

60–70

60–70

60–70

60–70

50–60

60–70

60–70

50–60

40–50

Pale-breasted Thrush

60–70

40–50

60–70

50–60

60–70

60–70

60–70

50–60

70–80

50–60

60–70

60–70

Green-headed Tanager

60–70

50–60

50–60

50–60

50–60

50–60

70–80

50–60

80–90

60–70

40–50

50–60

70–80

40–50

60–70

50–60

50–60

60–70

60–70

50–60

60–70

60–70

50–60

50–60

Animal Events

🐦 Manakins Display in

🦥 Sloths and Toads in the Dry Months

🐒 Marmosets and Tegus in

Sighting Zones

Warm areas are where all species together are recorded most, so they track where people go as much as where animals are. For one species, see the map on its own page.

0.0 ★★★★★ ★★★★★ Excellent

🐒 Marmoset and Manakin Atlantic Forest

🦜

Biodiversity

Excellent

How rich is the wildlife?

4.3 Global avg

4.8 ★★★★★ ★★★★★

Species by taxon

🦅 Birds

701

🐒 Mammals

205

🦎 Reptiles

139

🐸 Amphibians

178

1223 Total Species

841 Global average across 280 parks

60 Threatened 239 Endemic

🔭

Sighting

Excellent

How likely to see animals?

3.6 Global avg

4.2 ★★★★★ ★★★★★

🎯

Top-12 Avg Probability

62% Global avg

68%

📊

Coverage (323 species at ≥5% of 1223 in the inventory)

24% Global avg

26%

🔀

Taxon variety in top 12 (12 bird)

47% Global avg

0%

🔭

Species per 10 outings (distinct species a visitor would meet over 10 outings — effort held equal across parks)

132 Global avg

204

🌟

Iconic-group species (≥15%) (every species from the 19 iconic groups — monkeys, cats, toucans, macaws, sloths, crocodilians… — not just the 4 highlighted above)

14 Global avg

17

⭐

High-prob species (>40%)

26 Global avg

54

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