Black Caiman

Closest Relatives at Yasuní National Park

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	40–50%
2	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	40–50%
3	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	40–50%
4	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	30–40%
5	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	20–30%
6	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
7	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
8	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black Caiman in Yasuní National Park?

About 33% of visitor-days record a Black Caiman sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 57 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Black Caiman in Yasuní National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Black Caiman in Yasuní National Park in our monthly data.