Sierra de la Macarena National Park

🇨🇴 Colombia

🐬 Boto River Encounters in Macarena

🌍 #138 Global · 3.8 ★★★★★ ★★★★★ #26 in South America #68 in Tropical Forest

Eastern Andes Foothills, Colombia 1597 spp. recorded

Sierra de la Macarena National Park lies in the foothills of Colombia’s Eastern Andes, preserving a stretch of tropical rainforest where limestone ridges rise above winding rivers and dense understory.

2.575° N 73.371° W

Wildlife

⭐ Iconic Species

Boto

Inia geoffrensis

Insufficient data

Guianan Cock-of-the-rock

Rupicola rupicola

10–20% · With luck

Lagothrix lagotricha

Lagothrix lagothricha

40–50% · Likely

Giant Anteater

Myrmecophaga tridactyla

20–30% · Possible

📊 Most Spotted

Violaceous Jay

Cyanocorax violaceus

60–70% · Likely

Tropical Kingbird

Tyrannus melancholicus

50–60% · Likely

White-throated Toucan

Ramphastos tucanus

50–60% · Likely

Roadside Hawk

Rupornis magnirostris

50–60% · Likely

Palm Tanager

Thraupis palmarum

50–60% · Likely

Black Vulture

Coragyps atratus

40–50% · Likely

Blue-gray Tanager

Thraupis episcopus

40–50% · Likely

Silver-beaked Tanager

Ramphocelus carbo

40–50% · Likely

Cattle Egret

Bubulcus ibis

40–50% · Likely

Humboldt’s Squirrel Monkey

Saimiri cassiquiarensis

40–50% · Likely

Southern House Wren

Troglodytes musculus

40–50% · Possible

Speckled Chachalaca

Ortalis guttata

40–50% · Possible

⭐ Iconic Species

Boto

Inia geoffrensis

Insufficient data

Lagothrix lagotricha

Lagothrix lagothricha

40–50% · Likely

Giant Anteater

Myrmecophaga tridactyla

20–30% · Possible

📊 Most Spotted

Humboldt’s Squirrel Monkey

Saimiri cassiquiarensis

40–50% · Likely

Colombian Red Howler Monkey

Alouatta seniculus

30–40% · Possible

Mottled-face Tamarin

Saguinus inustus

30–40% · Possible

Black-capped Capuchin

Sapajus apella

Insufficient data

Black Titi

Cheracebus lugens

20–30% · Possible

Ecuadorian Squirrel Monkey

Saimiri macrodon

Insufficient data

Long-haired Spider Monkey

Ateles belzebuth

10–20% · Possible

Callicebus ornatus

Plecturocebus ornatus

Insufficient data

Linnaeus's Two-toed Sloth

Choloepus didactylus

Insufficient data

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

10–20% · Possible

Capybara

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

Insufficient data

Nine-banded Armadillo

Dasypus novemcinctus

Insufficient data

⭐ Iconic Species

Guianan Cock-of-the-rock

Rupicola rupicola

10–20% · With luck

📊 Most Spotted

Violaceous Jay

Cyanocorax violaceus

60–70% · Likely

Tropical Kingbird

Tyrannus melancholicus

50–60% · Likely

White-throated Toucan

Ramphastos tucanus

50–60% · Likely

Roadside Hawk

Rupornis magnirostris

50–60% · Likely

Palm Tanager

Thraupis palmarum

50–60% · Likely

Black Vulture

Coragyps atratus

40–50% · Likely

Blue-gray Tanager

Thraupis episcopus

40–50% · Likely

Silver-beaked Tanager

Ramphocelus carbo

40–50% · Likely

Cattle Egret

Bubulcus ibis

40–50% · Likely

Southern House Wren

Troglodytes musculus

40–50% · Possible

Speckled Chachalaca

Ortalis guttata

40–50% · Possible

Southern Lapwing

Vanellus chilensis

30–40% · Possible

📊 Most Spotted

Tree Runner

Plica plica

30–40% · Possible

Green Iguana

Iguana iguana

30–40% · Possible

Calango

Cnemidophorus gramivagus

30–40% · Possible

Common Lancehead

Bothrops atrox

20–30% · Possible

Common Caiman

Caiman crocodilus

20–30% · Possible

Yellow-headed Sideneck

Podocnemis unifilis

20–30% · Possible

South American Yellowfoot Tortoise

Chelonoidis denticulatus

20–30% · Possible

Boa Constrictor

Boa constrictor

Insufficient data

Anaconda

Eunectes murinus

Insufficient data

Cryptic Golden Tegu

Tupinambis cryptus

Insufficient data

Orinoco Crocodile

Crocodylus intermedius

Insufficient data

Savanna Side-necked Turtle

Podocnemis vogli

Insufficient data

📊 Most Spotted

Eastern Cane Toad

Rhinella marina

20–30% · Possible

Banana Tree Dwelling Frog

Boana platanera

20–30% · Possible

Polka-dot Tree Frog

Boana punctata

Insufficient data

Osteocephalus carri

Insufficient data

Ringed Caecilian

Siphonops annulatus

Insufficient data

Red Snouted Tree Frog

Scinax ruber

Insufficient data

South American Common Toad

Rhinella margaritifera

Insufficient data

Rio Uaupes Robber Frog

Pristimantis vilarsi

Insufficient data

Giant Broad-headed Treefrog

Osteocephalus taurinus

Insufficient data

Paradoxical Frog

Pseudis paradoxa

Insufficient data

Lesser Tree Frog

Dendropsophus minutus

Insufficient data

Basin White-lipped Frog

Leptodactylus mystaceus

Insufficient data

Animal Events

🐬

Pink River Dolphin Encounters

DecJanFeb

Low-water season concentrates Amazon river dolphins in the Guayabero River and Laguna del Silencio, where boat tours reliably observe them

Boto

Inia geoffrensis

Insufficient data

🐦

Cock-of-the-rock Lek Displays

JunSepNov

Male Guianan cock-of-the-rock gather at a traditional lek near La Macarena to perform courtship displays, a renowned bird-photography draw

Guianan Cock-of-the-rock

Rupicola rupicola

10–20% · With luck

🐒

Monkey Troops on the Guayabero

MarMayAug

Troops of the park's eight monkey species forage conspicuously in the gallery forests along the Guayabero River, with woolly, howler and squirrel monkeys the most encountered

Colombian Red Howler Monkey

Alouatta seniculus

30–40% · Possible

Lagothrix lagotricha

Lagothrix lagothricha

40–50% · Likely

Humboldt’s Squirrel Monkey

Saimiri cassiquiarensis

40–50% · Likely

Sighting Calendar

Chance of spotting each species, month by month

Species Total

40–50

40–50

30–40

30–40

40–50

40–50

40–50

40–50

40–50

40–50

30–40

40–50

10–20

20–30

<5

20–30

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

20–30

<5

20–30

Guianan Cock-of-the-rock

0–10

0–10

0–10

<5

10–20

20–30

10–20

0–10

10–20

0–10

20–30

0–10

Lagothrix lagotricha

30–40

40–50

50–60

60–70

60–70

40–50

40–50

60–70

30–40

10–20

40–50

50–60

10–20

20–30

0–10

0–10

0–10

0–10

0–10

0–10

30–40

0–10

40–50

40–50

60–70

60–70

60–70

40–50

70–80

70–80

80–90

70–80

50–60

60–70

60–70

60–70

Tropical Kingbird

50–60

50–60

40–50

50–60

70–80

60–70

50–60

70–80

50–60

50–60

30–40

40–50

White-throated Toucan

50–60

40–50

50–60

50–60

60–70

60–70

50–60

50–60

60–70

50–60

50–60

60–70

60–70

30–40

40–50

20–30

70–80

50–60

60–70

60–70

50–60

40–50

40–50

40–50

50–60

50–60

40–50

60–70

60–70

50–60

30–40

50–60

40–50

60–70

30–40

40–50

60–70

50–60

40–50

30–40

60–70

40–50

40–50

50–60

30–40

50–60

30–40

40–50

Blue-gray Tanager

40–50

40–50

40–50

40–50

50–60

40–50

40–50

50–60

40–50

50–60

20–30

40–50

Silver-beaked Tanager

30–40

40–50

40–50

40–50

60–70

30–40

40–50

40–50

30–40

50–60

30–40

30–40

40–50

40–50

30–40

40–50

50–60

40–50

30–40

30–40

30–40

40–50

20–30

30–40

Humboldt’s Squirrel Monkey

30–40

30–40

40–50

30–40

20–30

30–40

50–60

40–50

40–50

40–50

50–60

30–40

Southern House Wren

30–40

20–30

30–40

30–40

50–60

40–50

50–60

40–50

30–40

40–50

30–40

20–30

Speckled Chachalaca

40–50

30–40

50–60

30–40

30–40

40–50

40–50

30–40

40–50

30–40

20–30

40–50

Animal Events

🐬 Pink River Dolphin Encounters

🐦 Cock-of-the-rock Lek Displays

🐒 Monkey Troops on the Guayabero

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

🐬 Boto River Encounters in Macarena

🦜

Biodiversity

Excellent

How rich is the wildlife?

4.3 Global avg

4.8 ★★★★★ ★★★★★

Species by taxon

🦅 Birds

1001

🐒 Mammals

289

🦎 Reptiles

208

🐸 Amphibians

99

1597 Total Species

841 Global average across 280 parks

35 Threatened 82 Endemic

🔭

Sighting

Very good

How likely to see animals?

3.6 Global avg

3.3 ★★★★★ ★★★★★

🎯

Top-12 Avg Probability

62% Global avg

50%

📊

Coverage (324 species at ≥5% of 1597 in the inventory)

24% Global avg

20%

🔀

Taxon variety in top 12 (10 bird, 2 mammal)

47% Global avg

37%

🔭

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

132 Global avg

218

🌟

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

27

⭐

High-prob species (>40%)

26 Global avg

11

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