Chapada dos Guimarães National Park

🇧🇷 Brazil

🦜 Red-and-Green Macaw Cliffs
🌍 #160 Global · 3.7 ★★★★★ ★★★★★ #27 in South America #51 in Savanna & Grassland
Mato Grosso, Brazil 1019 spp. recorded

Chapada dos Guimarães is cerrado on sandstone, and its signature sight is red-and-green macaws riding the thermals along the canyon walls — recorded on about two visits in three.

-15.287° S   55.887° W

Wildlife

SIGHTING PROBABILITY Share of citizen-science records from the park that report this species
<5%
Rare5–20%
With luck20–40%
Possible40–70%
Likely>70%
Very likely
ACTIVITY PATTERN
☀️ Diurnal 🌙 Nocturnal 🌅 Crepuscular ☀️🌙 Day & Night

⭐ Iconic Species

Red-and-green Macaw ★
LC

Red-and-green Macaw

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ara chloropterus

40–50% · Likely
South American Tapir ★
VU

South American Tapir

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Tapirus terrestris

Insufficient data
Toco Toucan ★
LC

Toco Toucan

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ramphastos toco

10–20% · With luck

📊 Most Spotted

Pale-breasted Thrush
LC

Pale-breasted Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus leucomelas

70–80% · Very likely
Great Kiskadee
LC

Great Kiskadee

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pitangus sulphuratus

60–70% · Likely
Rufous Hornero
LC

Rufous Hornero

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Furnarius rufus

60–70% · Likely
Sayaca Tanager

Sayaca Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis sayaca

60–70% · Likely
Ruddy Ground-Dove
LC

Ruddy Ground-Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Columbina talpacoti

60–70% · Likely
Chopí Blackbird
LC

Chopí Blackbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gnorimopsar chopi

60–70% · Likely
Yellow-chevroned Parakeet
LC

Yellow-chevroned Parakeet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Brotogeris chiriri

60–70% · Likely
Swallow Tanager
LC

Swallow Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tersina viridis

50–60% · Likely
White-lined Tanager
LC

White-lined Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tachyphonus rufus

50–60% · Likely
Chaco Spiny Lizard

Chaco Spiny Lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Tropidurus lagunablanca

50–60% · Likely
Blue Dacnis
LC

Blue Dacnis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dacnis cayana

50–60% · Likely
Saffron Finch
LC

Saffron Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sicalis flaveola

50–60% · Likely

⭐ Iconic Species

South American Tapir ★
VU

South American Tapir

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Tapirus terrestris

Insufficient data

📊 Most Spotted

Black-tailed Marmoset
NT

Black-tailed Marmoset

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Mico melanurus

20–30% · Possible
Brazilian Guinea Pig
LC Endemic

Brazilian Guinea Pig

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Cavia aperea

Insufficient data
Greater Spear-nosed Bat
LC

Greater Spear-nosed Bat

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Phyllostomus hastatus

Insufficient data
Crab-eating Fox
LC

Crab-eating Fox

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Cerdocyon thous

Insufficient data
Maned Wolf
NT

Maned Wolf

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Chrysocyon brachyurus

Insufficient data
Rusty Mustached Bat
LC

Rusty Mustached Bat

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Pteronotus rubiginosus

Insufficient data
Big Free-tailed Bat
LC

Big Free-tailed Bat

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Nyctinomops macrotis

Insufficient data
Espirito Santo Free-tailed Bat
LC

Espirito Santo Free-tailed Bat

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Nyctinomops laticaudatus

Insufficient data
golden bat
LC

golden bat

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Mimon bennettii

Insufficient data
Crab-eating Raccoon
LC

Crab-eating Raccoon

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Procyon cancrivorus

Insufficient data
Seba's Short-tailed Bat
LC

Seba's Short-tailed Bat

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Carollia perspicillata

Insufficient data
Collared Peccary
Endemic

Collared Peccary

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Pecari tajacu

Insufficient data

⭐ Iconic Species

Red-and-green Macaw ★
LC

Red-and-green Macaw

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ara chloropterus

40–50% · Likely
Toco Toucan ★
LC

Toco Toucan

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ramphastos toco

10–20% · With luck

📊 Most Spotted

Pale-breasted Thrush
LC

Pale-breasted Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus leucomelas

70–80% · Very likely
Great Kiskadee
LC

Great Kiskadee

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pitangus sulphuratus

60–70% · Likely
Rufous Hornero
LC

Rufous Hornero

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Furnarius rufus

60–70% · Likely
Sayaca Tanager

Sayaca Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis sayaca

60–70% · Likely
Ruddy Ground-Dove
LC

Ruddy Ground-Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Columbina talpacoti

60–70% · Likely
Chopí Blackbird
LC

Chopí Blackbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gnorimopsar chopi

60–70% · Likely
Yellow-chevroned Parakeet
LC

Yellow-chevroned Parakeet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Brotogeris chiriri

60–70% · Likely
Swallow Tanager
LC

Swallow Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tersina viridis

50–60% · Likely
White-lined Tanager
LC

White-lined Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tachyphonus rufus

50–60% · Likely
Blue Dacnis
LC

Blue Dacnis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dacnis cayana

50–60% · Likely
Saffron Finch
LC

Saffron Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sicalis flaveola

50–60% · Likely
Chalk-browed Mockingbird
LC

Chalk-browed Mockingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mimus saturninus

40–50% · Likely

📊 Most Spotted

Chaco Spiny Lizard

Chaco Spiny Lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Tropidurus lagunablanca

50–60% · Likely
Amazon Racerunner
LC

Amazon Racerunner

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Ameiva ameiva

Insufficient data
Brazilian Lancehead
LC

Brazilian Lancehead

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Bothrops moojeni

Insufficient data
Argentine Black-and-white Tegu
LC

Argentine Black-and-white Tegu

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Salvator merianae

10–20% · With luck
Tropical House Gecko
LC

Tropical House Gecko

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Hemidactylus mabouia

Insufficient data
Chicken Snake
LC

Chicken Snake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Spilotes pullatus

Insufficient data
🦎 No photo available
LC

Günther's Green Racer

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Philodryas psammophidea

Insufficient data
Spix's Whiptail
LC

Spix's Whiptail

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Ameivula ocellifera

Insufficient data
Linnaeus' Sipo
LC

Linnaeus' Sipo

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Chironius exoletus

Insufficient data
Red Worm Lizard
LC

Red Worm Lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Amphisbaena alba

Insufficient data
Royal Ground Snake
LC

Royal Ground Snake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Erythrolamprus reginae

Insufficient data
Cerrado Lava Lizard
LC

Cerrado Lava Lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Tropidurus oreadicus

Insufficient data

📊 Most Spotted

Cururu Toad
LC Endemic

Cururu Toad

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Rhinella diptycha

20–30% · Possible
Miranda's White-lipped Frog
LC

Miranda's White-lipped Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Leptodactylus macrosternum

Insufficient data
Rhinella stanlaii

Rhinella stanlaii

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Rhinella stanlaii

Insufficient data

Animal Events

🦜

Macaws on the Canyon Walls

JulAugSep

Red-and-green macaws commute in pairs along the red sandstone cliffs, calling as they pass.

Red-and-green Macaw
LC

Red-and-green Macaw

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ara chloropterus

40–50% · Likely
🐦

Swifts at the Waterfalls

OctNovDec

Three species of swifts swarm and roost at the Véu de Noiva falls.

White-collared Swift
LC

White-collared Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Streptoprocne zonaris

5–10% · With luck
🐗

Tapirs and Marmosets in the Dry Season

JulAugOct

Lowland tapirs visit the shrinking waterholes while black-tailed marmosets forage in the gallery forest.

South American Tapir
VU

South American Tapir

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Tapirus terrestris

Insufficient data
Black-tailed Marmoset
NT

Black-tailed Marmoset

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Mico melanurus

20–30% · Possible

Sighting Calendar

Chance of spotting each species, month by month

Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Species Total
40–50
40–50
40–50
50–60
40–50
50–60
40–50
50–60
50–60
50–60
50–60
50–60
Red-and-green Macaw
40–50
40–50
30–40
40–50
60–70
30–40
40–50
50–60
50–60
60–70
40–50
30–40
South American Tapir
10–20
5–10
20–30
5–10
<5
30–40
10–20
40–50
10–20
20–30
<5
<5
Toco Toucan
5–10
10–20
5–10
10–20
20–30
5–10
10–20
10–20
10–20
20–30
10–20
10–20
Pale-breasted Thrush
60–70
70–80
50–60
70–80
50–60
80–90
60–70
70–80
70–80
80–90
80–90
80–90
Great Kiskadee
50–60
60–70
50–60
70–80
50–60
50–60
60–70
70–80
60–70
70–80
70–80
60–70
Rufous Hornero
50–60
60–70
50–60
60–70
50–60
70–80
60–70
60–70
60–70
60–70
70–80
60–70
Sayaca Tanager
50–60
50–60
50–60
60–70
60–70
60–70
50–60
70–80
60–70
60–70
60–70
60–70
Ruddy Ground-Dove
50–60
60–70
60–70
60–70
50–60
70–80
50–60
70–80
50–60
60–70
50–60
50–60
Chopí Blackbird
50–60
50–60
40–50
50–60
40–50
60–70
50–60
50–60
70–80
70–80
40–50
60–70
Yellow-chevroned Parakeet
40–50
50–60
50–60
60–70
50–60
70–80
60–70
60–70
60–70
40–50
30–40
60–70
Swallow Tanager
50–60
40–50
30–40
40–50
30–40
20–30
40–50
70–80
60–70
80–90
60–70
40–50
White-lined Tanager
50–60
40–50
50–60
50–60
40–50
70–80
60–70
50–60
50–60
50–60
30–40
40–50
Chaco Spiny Lizard
40–50
30–40
40–50
30–40
70–80
50–60
30–40
40–50
60–70
60–70
50–60
40–50
Blue Dacnis
50–60
40–50
40–50
60–70
40–50
60–70
30–40
60–70
40–50
60–70
40–50
30–40
Saffron Finch
40–50
40–50
40–50
50–60
20–30
60–70
60–70
50–60
30–40
40–50
50–60
50–60
Animal Events
🦜 Macaws on the Canyon Walls
🐦 Swifts at the Waterfalls
🐗 Tapirs and Marmosets in the Dry Season

Sighting Zones

Warm areas are where all species together are recorded most, so they track where people go as much as where animals are. For one species, see the map on its own page.

0.0 ★★★★★ ★★★★★ Good
🦜 Red-and-Green Macaw Cliffs

Where Wildlife Score

How good is this park for seeing wildlife?
🦜

Biodiversity

Very good

How rich is the wildlife?

4.3 Global avg
4.5 ★★★★★ ★★★★★
Species by taxon
🦅 Birds
621
🐒 Mammals
172
🦎 Reptiles
169
🐸 Amphibians
57
1019 Total Species
850 Global average across 296 parks
32 Threatened 46 Endemic
🔭

Sighting

Very good

How likely to see animals?

3.6 Global avg
3.4 ★★★★★ ★★★★★
🎯
Top-12 Avg Probability
62% Global avg
61%
📊
Coverage (214 species at ≥5% of 1019 in the inventory)
24% Global avg
21%
🔀
Taxon variety in top 12 (11 bird, 1 reptile)
46% Global avg
20%
🔭
Species per 10 outings (distinct species a visitor would meet over 10 outings — effort held equal across parks)
134 Global avg
165
🌟
Iconic-group species (≥15%) (every species from the 19 iconic groups — monkeys, cats, toucans, macaws, sloths, crocodilians… — not just the 4 highlighted above)
15 Global avg
15
⭐
High-prob species (>40%)
27 Global avg
24

Quick answers

What animals can you see in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park?

The most likely sightings are Pale-breasted Thrush (seen by 70–80% of wildlife watchers), Great Kiskadee (seen by 60–70% of wildlife watchers), Rufous Hornero (seen by 60–70% of wildlife watchers), Sayaca Tanager (seen by 60–70% of wildlife watchers), Ruddy Ground-Dove (seen by 60–70% of wildlife watchers) — among 1019 recorded vertebrate species, based on citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to visit Chapada dos Guimarães National Park for wildlife?

June has the highest combined sighting rate for the park's top species in our month-by-month GBIF data. The full sighting calendar on this page shows each species' best months.

Can you see Red-and-green Macaw in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park?

Yes — about 49% of wildlife watchers report a Red-and-green Macaw sighting in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park, based on 415 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Can you see South American Tapir in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park?

Yes — about 20% of wildlife watchers report a South American Tapir sighting in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park, based on 3 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Can you see Toco Toucan in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park?

It's possible but not guaranteed: about 13% of wildlife watchers report a Toco Toucan sighting in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park, based on 113 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data. Sightings take luck and time in the field.

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