Tijuca National Park
🇧🇷 Brazil
🐒 Capuchin and Toucan City ForestTijuca 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
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Mono Cai
Sapajus nigritus
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Channel-billed Toucan
Ramphastos vitellinus
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South American Coati
Nasua nasua
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Green-headed Tanager
Tangara seledon
📊 Most Spotted
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Southern House Wren
Troglodytes musculus
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Ruddy Ground-Dove
Columbina talpacoti
Rufous-bellied Thrush
Turdus rufiventris
Pale-breasted Thrush
Turdus leucomelas
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
Gray-headed Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum poliocephalum
Masked Water-Tyrant
Fluvicola nengeta
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Plain Parakeet
Brotogeris tirica
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
Black-pencilled Marmoset
Callithrix penicillata
Common Marmoset
Callithrix jacchus
Capybara
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
Brown-throated Sloth
Bradypus variegatus
Big-eared Opossum
Didelphis aurita
Paraguaian Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
Sphiggurus spinosus
Crested Agouti
Dasyprocta leporina
Nine-banded Armadillo
Dasypus novemcinctus
Spotted Paca
Cuniculus paca
Crab-eating Raccoon
Procyon cancrivorus
Brown Howler Monkey
Alouatta guariba
Southern Tamandua
Tamandua tetradactyla
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Southern House Wren
Troglodytes musculus
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Ruddy Ground-Dove
Columbina talpacoti
Rufous-bellied Thrush
Turdus rufiventris
Pale-breasted Thrush
Turdus leucomelas
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
Gray-headed Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum poliocephalum
Masked Water-Tyrant
Fluvicola nengeta
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Plain Parakeet
Brotogeris tirica
📊 Most Spotted
Amazon Lava Lizard
Tropidurus torquatus
Argentine Black-and-white Tegu
Salvator merianae
Boa Constrictor
Boa constrictor
Tropical House Gecko
Hemidactylus mabouia
Yarará Lancehead
Bothrops jararaca
South American Yellowfoot Tortoise
Chelonoidis denticulatus
Military Ground Snake
Erythrolamprus miliaris
Hoge's Mabuya
Psychosaura macrorhyncha
Painted Coral Snake
Micrurus corallinus
Brown Sipo
Chironius fuscus
Geoffroy’s Side-necked Turtle
Phrynops geoffroanus
Two-headed Sipo
Chironius bicarinatus
📊 Most Spotted
Ornate Forest toad
Rhinella ornata
Gaudichaud's Frog
Crossodactylus gaudichaudii
Santa Catarina Tree Toad
Hylodes nasus
White-edged Treefrog
Boana albomarginata
Military River Frog
Thoropa miliaris
Elegant Forest Tree Frog
Dendropsophus elegans
Spotted Leaf Frog
Phasmahyla guttata
Blacksmith Tree Frog
Boana faber
Goeldi's Frog
Fritziana goeldii
White-fronted Tree Frog
Aplastodiscus albofrenatus
Steindachner's Robber Frog
Ischnocnema guentheri
Striped Toad
Rhinella crucifer
Recent sightings in Tijuca National Park
LIVEiNaturalistAnimal Events
3Stream Frogs Call in the Rains
Ornate toads and torrent frogs breed in the forest streams and call after dark.
1Capuchins and Coatis on the Trails
Black-horned capuchin troops and coati bands work the forest trails and picnic areas.
2Toucans and Tanagers in
Channel-billed toucans call from the ridge and green-headed tanagers feed in mixed flocks.
Sighting Calendar
Average chance of spotting the park's most-spotted species, month by month
- 1Capuchins and Coatis on the Trails
- 2Toucans and Tanagers in
- 3Stream Frogs Call in the Rains
Sighting Zones
Warmer areas are where all species together are recorded most often.
Essentials
Climate
What visitors saw
Quick answers
What animals can you see in Tijuca National Park?
The most likely sightings are Great Kiskadee (seen by about 80% of wildlife watchers), Bananaquit (seen by about 70% of wildlife watchers), Southern House Wren (seen by about 70% of wildlife watchers), Palm Tanager (seen by about 70% of wildlife watchers), Ruddy Ground-Dove (seen by about 70% of wildlife watchers) — among 1214 recorded vertebrate species, based on citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to visit Tijuca National Park for wildlife?
December has the highest combined sighting rate for the park's top species in our month-by-month GBIF data. The full sighting calendar on this page shows each species' best months.
Can you see Mono Cai in Tijuca National Park?
Yes — about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Mono Cai sighting in Tijuca National Park, based on 175 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
Can you see Channel-billed Toucan in Tijuca National Park?
Yes — about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Channel-billed Toucan sighting in Tijuca National Park, based on 1,093 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
Can you see South American Coati in Tijuca National Park?
Yes — about 40% of wildlife watchers report a South American Coati sighting in Tijuca National Park, based on 147 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
Can you see Green-headed Tanager in Tijuca National Park?
Yes — about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Green-headed Tanager sighting in Tijuca National Park, based on 992 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
Where Wildlife Score
How good is this park for seeing wildlife?Biodiversity
ExcellentHow rich is the wildlife?
Sighting
GoodHow likely to see animals?
Experience
GoodHow easy and pleasant is the visit?
