Tijuca National Park

🇧🇷 Brazil

🐒 Capuchin and Toucan City Forest

⏱ 1–2 days 🥾 Easy trails

🌍 #139 Global · 3.8 ★★★★★ ★★★★★ #27 in South America #69 in Tropical Forest

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1214 spp. recorded

Tijuca is Atlantic forest inside Rio de Janeiro, replanted in the 19th century and now dense enough to hold its own fauna. Black-horned capuchins are recorded on nearly nine visits in ten and channel-billed toucans on more than half.

-22.949° S 43.287° W

Wildlife

⭐ Iconic Species

Black capuchin

Sapajus nigritus

40–50% · Likely

Channel-billed Toucan

Ramphastos vitellinus

50–60% · Likely

South American Coati

Nasua nasua

40–50% · Likely

Green-headed Tanager

Tangara seledon

50–60% · Likely

📊 Most Spotted

Great Kiskadee

Pitangus sulphuratus

80–90% · Very likely

Bananaquit

Coereba flaveola

70–80% · Very likely

Southern House Wren

Troglodytes musculus

70–80% · Very likely

Palm Tanager

Thraupis palmarum

70–80% · Likely

Ruddy Ground-Dove

Columbina talpacoti

60–70% · Likely

Rufous-bellied Thrush

Turdus rufiventris

60–70% · Likely

Pale-breasted Thrush

Turdus leucomelas

60–70% · Likely

Black Vulture

Coragyps atratus

60–70% · Likely

Gray-headed Tody-Flycatcher

Todirostrum poliocephalum

50–60% · Likely

Masked Water-Tyrant

Fluvicola nengeta

50–60% · Likely

Social Flycatcher

Myiozetetes similis

50–60% · Likely

Plain Parakeet

Brotogeris tirica

50–60% · Likely

⭐ Iconic Species

Black capuchin

Sapajus nigritus

40–50% · Likely

South American Coati

Nasua nasua

40–50% · Likely

📊 Most Spotted

Black-pencilled Marmoset

Callithrix penicillata

30–40% · Possible

Common Marmoset

Callithrix jacchus

30–40% · Possible

Capybara

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

30–40% · Possible

Brown-throated Sloth

Bradypus variegatus

20–30% · Possible

Big-eared Opossum

Didelphis aurita

20–30% · Possible

Paraguaian Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

Sphiggurus spinosus

10–20% · Possible

Crested Agouti

Dasyprocta leporina

10–20% · Possible

Nine-banded Armadillo

Dasypus novemcinctus

10–20% · With luck

Spotted Paca

Cuniculus paca

10–20% · With luck

Crab-eating Raccoon

Procyon cancrivorus

0–10% · With luck

Southern Tamandua

Tamandua tetradactyla

0–10% · With luck

Falkland Fur Seal

Arctocephalus australis

Insufficient data

⭐ Iconic Species

Channel-billed Toucan

Ramphastos vitellinus

50–60% · Likely

Green-headed Tanager

Tangara seledon

50–60% · Likely

📊 Most Spotted

Great Kiskadee

Pitangus sulphuratus

80–90% · Very likely

Bananaquit

Coereba flaveola

70–80% · Very likely

Southern House Wren

Troglodytes musculus

70–80% · Very likely

Palm Tanager

Thraupis palmarum

70–80% · Likely

Ruddy Ground-Dove

Columbina talpacoti

60–70% · Likely

Rufous-bellied Thrush

Turdus rufiventris

60–70% · Likely

Pale-breasted Thrush

Turdus leucomelas

60–70% · Likely

Black Vulture

Coragyps atratus

60–70% · Likely

Gray-headed Tody-Flycatcher

Todirostrum poliocephalum

50–60% · Likely

Masked Water-Tyrant

Fluvicola nengeta

50–60% · Likely

Social Flycatcher

Myiozetetes similis

50–60% · Likely

Plain Parakeet

Brotogeris tirica

50–60% · Likely

📊 Most Spotted

Amazon Lava Lizard

Tropidurus torquatus

40–50% · Likely

Argentine Black-and-white Tegu

Salvator merianae

30–40% · Possible

Boa Constrictor

Boa constrictor

20–30% · Possible

Tropical House Gecko

Hemidactylus mabouia

20–30% · Possible

Yarará Lancehead

Bothrops jararaca

10–20% · Possible

South American Yellowfoot Tortoise

Chelonoidis denticulatus

10–20% · With luck

Military Ground Snake

Erythrolamprus miliaris

10–20% · With luck

Hoge's Mabuya

Psychosaura macrorhyncha

10–20% · With luck

Painted Coral Snake

Micrurus corallinus

10–20% · With luck

Brown Sipo

Chironius fuscus

10–20% · With luck

Two-headed Sipo

Chironius bicarinatus

10–20% · With luck

Coastal Sipo

Chironius foveatus

10–20% · With luck

📊 Most Spotted

Ornate Forest toad

Rhinella ornata

20–30% · Possible

Gaudichaud's Frog

Crossodactylus gaudichaudii

20–30% · Possible

Santa Catarina Tree Toad

Hylodes nasus

10–20% · Possible

White-edged Treefrog

Boana albomarginata

10–20% · Possible

Military River Frog

Thoropa miliaris

10–20% · With luck

Elegant Forest Tree Frog

Dendropsophus elegans

10–20% · With luck

Spotted Leaf Frog

Phasmahyla guttata

10–20% · With luck

Blacksmith Tree Frog

Boana faber

0–10% · With luck

Goeldi's Frog

Fritziana goeldii

0–10% · With luck

White-fronted Tree Frog

Aplastodiscus albofrenatus

Insufficient data

Steindachner's Robber Frog

Ischnocnema guentheri

Insufficient data

Striped Toad

Rhinella crucifer

Insufficient data

Animal Events

🐸

Stream Frogs Call in the Rains

NovDec

Ornate toads and torrent frogs breed in the forest streams and call after dark.

Ornate Forest toad

Rhinella ornata

20–30% · Possible

🐒

Capuchins and Coatis on the Trails

MarAprMay

Black-horned capuchin troops and coati bands work the forest trails and picnic areas.

South American Coati

Nasua nasua

40–50% · Likely

Black capuchin

Sapajus nigritus

40–50% · Likely

🐦

Toucans and Tanagers in

JunJulAugSep

Channel-billed toucans call from the ridge and green-headed tanagers feed in mixed flocks.

Channel-billed Toucan

Ramphastos vitellinus

50–60% · Likely

Green-headed Tanager

Tangara seledon

50–60% · Likely

Sighting Calendar

Chance of spotting each species, month by month

Species Total

50–60

50–60

50–60

50–60

50–60

50–60

60–70

60–70

60–70

60–70

60–70

60–70

30–40

40–50

40–50

50–60

40–50

50–60

50–60

60–70

40–50

40–50

40–50

30–40

Channel-billed Toucan

60–70

50–60

50–60

40–50

50–60

60–70

50–60

40–50

50–60

60–70

60–70

50–60

South American Coati

30–40

40–50

40–50

30–40

40–50

40–50

50–60

50–60

40–50

40–50

40–50

40–50

Green-headed Tanager

40–50

40–50

40–50

50–60

40–50

50–60

50–60

50–60

40–50

50–60

50–60

50–60

80–90

80–90

80–90

80–90

80–90

70–80

80–90

80–90

80–90

80–90

70–80

80–90

60–70

60–70

70–80

80–90

70–80

70–80

80–90

70–80

70–80

70–80

70–80

80–90

Southern House Wren

60–70

60–70

80–90

80–90

70–80

70–80

70–80

70–80

80–90

60–70

60–70

60–70

70–80

70–80

60–70

60–70

60–70

50–60

60–70

60–70

70–80

70–80

70–80

80–90

Ruddy Ground-Dove

70–80

60–70

70–80

60–70

60–70

60–70

60–70

70–80

60–70

60–70

60–70

70–80

Rufous-bellied Thrush

50–60

50–60

50–60

40–50

50–60

50–60

50–60

60–70

80–90

70–80

70–80

70–80

Pale-breasted Thrush

50–60

50–60

40–50

60–70

60–70

60–70

60–70

50–60

70–80

70–80

70–80

60–70

60–70

50–60

60–70

60–70

50–60

50–60

60–70

60–70

60–70

50–60

60–70

60–70

Gray-headed Tody-Flycatcher

50–60

40–50

40–50

50–60

50–60

60–70

50–60

60–70

50–60

50–60

60–70

60–70

Masked Water-Tyrant

50–60

60–70

40–50

40–50

40–50

40–50

60–70

50–60

50–60

50–60

50–60

50–60

Social Flycatcher

50–60

40–50

50–60

50–60

50–60

40–50

50–60

40–50

60–70

50–60

50–60

50–60

50–60

50–60

40–50

40–50

40–50

40–50

50–60

40–50

60–70

50–60

50–60

60–70

Animal Events

🐒 Capuchins and Coatis on the Trails

🐦 Toucans and Tanagers in

🐸 Stream Frogs Call in the Rains

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

🐒 Capuchin and Toucan City Forest

🦜

Biodiversity

Excellent

How rich is the wildlife?

4.3 Global avg

4.8 ★★★★★ ★★★★★

Species by taxon

🦅 Birds

717

🐒 Mammals

224

🦎 Reptiles

134

🐸 Amphibians

139

1214 Total Species

841 Global average across 280 parks

63 Threatened 210 Endemic

🔭

Sighting

Very good

How likely to see animals?

3.6 Global avg

3.3 ★★★★★ ★★★★★

🎯

Top-12 Avg Probability

62% Global avg

65%

📊

Coverage (150 species at ≥5% of 1214 in the inventory)

24% Global avg

12%

🔀

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

100

🌟

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

11

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High-prob species (>40%)

26 Global avg

23

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