Boto

Boto

Inia geoffrensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Yasuní National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
<5
Apr
10–20
May
<5
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
40–50
Sep
30–40
Oct
20–30
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
50–60%
2 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
30–40%
3 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
30–40%
4 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
20–30%
5 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
6 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

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

About 23% of visitor-days record a Boto sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 29 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

September has the highest sighting rate for Boto in Yasuní National Park in our monthly data.

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