Scarlet Macaw

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	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	70–80%
2	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	70–80%
3	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	60–70%
4	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	40–50%
5	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
6	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	30–40%
7	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	30–40%
8	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	30–40%
9	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	20–30%
10	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	20–30%
11	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
12	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
13	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
14	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
15	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	10–20%
16	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	10–20%
17	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
18	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
19	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	0–10%
20	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
21	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
22	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	0–10%
23	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	0–10%
24	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
25	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
26	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
27	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
28	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
29	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
30	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
31	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
32	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
33	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
34	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
35	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	Insufficient data
36	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
37	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
38	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	Insufficient data
39	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
40	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
41	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
42	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
43	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
44	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

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

About 33% of visitor-days record a Scarlet Macaw sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 1104 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

October has the highest sighting rate for Scarlet Macaw in Yasuní National Park in our monthly data.