Boto
Inia geoffrensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCetacea
- FamilyIniidae (South American River Dolphins)
- GenusInia
- SpeciesInia geoffrensis (Boto)
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | |
| 2 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Noel Kempff Mercado National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 6 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
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.