Black Caracara

Closest Relatives at Yasuní National Park

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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 Yasuní National Park?

About 27% of visitor-days record a Black Caracara sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 900 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

May has the highest sighting rate for Black Caracara in Yasuní National Park in our monthly data.