Yasuní National Park
🇪🇨 Ecuador
🐒 Woolly Monkey RainforestYasuní sits where the Andes, the equator and the Amazon meet, and the count of species per hectare is among the highest recorded anywhere. What a visitor actually meets is monkeys: woolly monkeys on around six visits in ten, squirrel monkeys and red howlers close behind.
-1.170° S 76.263° W
Wildlife
⭐ Iconic Species
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Common Woolly Monkey
Lagothrix lagothricha
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Ecuadorian Squirrel Monkey
Saimiri macrodon
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Colombian Red Howler Monkey
Alouatta seniculus
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White-throated Toucan
Ramphastos tucanus
📊 Most Spotted
Ecuador Poison Frog
Ameerega bilinguis
Russet-backed Oropendola
Psarocolius angustifrons
Yellow-rumped Cacique
Cacicus cela
South American Common Toad
Rhinella margaritifera
Yellow-tongued Anole
Anolis scypheus
Greater Ani
Crotophaga major
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Cobalt-winged Parakeet
Brotogeris cyanoptera
Hoatzin
Opisthocomus hoazin
Southern Turnip-tailed Gecko
Thecadactylus solimoensis
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
White-winged Swallow
Tachycineta albiventer
⭐ Iconic Species
★ Common Woolly Monkey
Lagothrix lagothricha
★ Ecuadorian Squirrel Monkey
Saimiri macrodon
★ Colombian Red Howler Monkey
Alouatta seniculus
📊 Most Spotted
Proboscis Bat
Rhynchonycteris naso
Golden-mantled Tamarin
Leontocebus tripartitus
White-tailed Titi
Plecturocebus discolor
Western Pygmy Marmoset
Cebuella pygmaea
Marañón white-fronted capuchin
Cebus yuracus
South American Tapir
Tapirus terrestris
Giant Otter
Pteronura brasiliensis
Napo Saki
Pithecia napensis
Long-haired Spider Monkey
Ateles belzebuth
Brown-throated Sloth
Bradypus variegatus
Capybara
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
Black-mantled Tamarin
Leontocebus nigricollis
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
Russet-backed Oropendola
Psarocolius angustifrons
Yellow-rumped Cacique
Cacicus cela
Greater Ani
Crotophaga major
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Cobalt-winged Parakeet
Brotogeris cyanoptera
Hoatzin
Opisthocomus hoazin
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
White-winged Swallow
Tachycineta albiventer
Greater Yellow-headed Vulture
Cathartes melambrotus
Violaceous Jay
Cyanocorax violaceus
Gilded Barbet
Capito auratus
Speckled Chachalaca
Ortalis guttata
📊 Most Spotted
Yellow-tongued Anole
Anolis scypheus
Southern Turnip-tailed Gecko
Thecadactylus solimoensis
Yellow-headed Sideneck
Podocnemis unifilis
Brown-eared Anole
Anolis fuscoauratus
South American Yellowfoot Tortoise
Chelonoidis denticulatus
Broad-headed Woodlizard
Enyalioides laticeps
Blunthead Tree Snake
Imantodes cenchoa
Black Caiman
Melanosuchus niger
Anaconda
Eunectes murinus
Common Caiman
Caiman crocodilus
Forest Whiptail
Kentropyx pelviceps
O'Shaughnessy's Gecko
Gonatodes concinnatus
📊 Most Spotted
Ecuador Poison Frog
Ameerega bilinguis
South American Common Toad
Rhinella margaritifera
Common Big-headed Frog
Oreobates quixensis
Smoky Jungle Frog
Leptodactylus pentadactylus
Smooth-sided Toad
Rhaebo guttatus
White-lined Leaf Frog
Phyllomedusa vaillantii
Eastern Cane Toad
Rhinella marina
Giant Broad-headed Treefrog
Osteocephalus taurinus
Painted Forest Toadlet
Engystomops petersi
Painted Antnest Frog
Lithodytes lineatus
Canelos Treefrog
Boana appendiculata
Pale-striped Poison Frog
Ameerega hahneli
Recent sightings in Yasuní National Park
LIVEiNaturalistAnimal Events
3River Turtles on the Sandbars
Yellow-spotted river turtles haul out on the exposed sandbars as the rivers drop.
1Poison Frogs Call
Ecuadorian poison frogs and rainforest toads breed through the wettest months and call from the leaf litter all day.
2Woolly Monkeys in the Fruiting Trees
Woolly monkeys concentrate in fruiting trees and are recorded on more than eight visits in ten, their highest of the year.
Sighting Calendar
Average chance of spotting the park's most-spotted species, month by month
- 1Poison Frogs Call
- 2Woolly Monkeys in the Fruiting Trees
- 3River Turtles on the Sandbars
Sighting Zones
Warmer areas are where all species together are recorded most often.
Essentials
Climate
What visitors saw
We mainly saw green parrots and green parakeets with blue heads.
On most outings we saw a few monkeys and of course plenty of birds – my favourite being a yellow-headed vulture.
We saw scarlet, red and green, and red-bellied macaws, and toucans.
If we found the anaconda or not will be revealed in the next part of this series, so stay tuned.
Quick answers
What animals can you see in Yasuní National Park?
The most likely sightings are Ecuador Poison Frog (seen by about 60% of wildlife watchers), Russet-backed Oropendola (seen by about 60% of wildlife watchers), Yellow-rumped Cacique (seen by about 60% of wildlife watchers), South American Common Toad (seen by about 60% of wildlife watchers), Common Woolly Monkey (seen by about 60% of wildlife watchers) — among 1576 recorded vertebrate species, based on citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to visit Yasuní National Park for wildlife?
September 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 Common Woolly Monkey in Yasuní National Park?
Yes — about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Common Woolly Monkey sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 230 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
Can you see Ecuadorian Squirrel Monkey in Yasuní National Park?
Yes — about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Ecuadorian Squirrel Monkey sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 189 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
Can you see Colombian Red Howler Monkey in Yasuní National Park?
Yes — about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Colombian Red Howler Monkey sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 165 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
Can you see White-throated Toucan in Yasuní National Park?
Yes — about 50% of wildlife watchers report a White-throated Toucan sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 2,290 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
ExcellentHow likely to see animals?
Experience
Very goodHow easy and pleasant is the visit?
