Black Caracara

Black Caracara

Daptrius ater

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · Possible
overall probability at Tambopata National Reserve

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
10–20
Nov
20–30
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 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
20–30%
2 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
20–30%
3 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
20–30%
4 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
20–30%
5 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
6 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
7 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
8 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
0–10%
9 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
0–10%
10 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
0–10%
11 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
12 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black Caracara in Tambopata National Reserve?

About 19% of visitor-days record a Black Caracara sighting in Tambopata National Reserve, based on 745 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Black Caracara in Tambopata National Reserve?

May has the highest sighting rate for Black Caracara in Tambopata National Reserve in our monthly data.

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