Yellow-headed Sideneck

Closest Relatives at Yasuní National Park

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	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	40–50%
2	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	40–50%
3	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	30–40%
4	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	20–30%
5	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	20–30%
6	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	20–30%
7	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	20–30%
8	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	10–20%
9	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
10	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
11	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-headed Sideneck in Yasuní National Park?

About 40% of visitor-days record a Yellow-headed Sideneck sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 88 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Yellow-headed Sideneck in Yasuní National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-headed Sideneck in Yasuní National Park in our monthly data.