Ecuadorian Squirrel Monkey

Ecuadorian Squirrel Monkey

Saimiri macrodon

50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Yasuní National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
60–70
Feb
50–60
Mar
50–60
Apr
50–60
May
50–60
Jun
50–60
Jul
60–70
Aug
60–70
Sep
40–50
Oct
40–50
Nov
50–60
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 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
60–70%
2 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
50–60%
3 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
40–50%
4 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Ecuadorian Squirrel Monkey in Yasuní National Park?

About 55% of visitor-days record a Ecuadorian Squirrel Monkey sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 175 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Ecuadorian Squirrel Monkey in Yasuní National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Ecuadorian Squirrel Monkey in Yasuní National Park in our monthly data.

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