Henri Pittier National Park

🇻🇪 Venezuela

🦥 Sloth and Toucanet Cloud Forest
🌍 #270 Global · 3.0 ★★★★★ ★★★★★ #39 in South America #117 in Tropical Forest
Coastal Range, Venezuela 1268 spp. recorded

Henri Pittier runs from the Caribbean shore up into cloud forest in a few kilometres of road, and that compression is what makes the wildlife easy to find. Green iguanas sit over the water on three visits in four, brown-throated sloths on nearly half.

10.400° N   67.517° 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

Groove-billed Toucanet ★
LC

Groove-billed Toucanet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aulacorhynchus sulcatus

30–40% · Possible
Helmeted Curassow ★
VU

Helmeted Curassow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pauxi pauxi

10–20% · With luck
Ursine Howler Monkey ★
LC

Ursine Howler Monkey

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Alouatta arctoidea

Insufficient data
Green Iguana ★
LC

Green Iguana

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Iguana iguana

30–40% · Possible

📊 Most Spotted

Blue-gray Tanager

Blue-gray Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis episcopus

60–70% · Likely
Bay-headed Tanager
LC

Bay-headed Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara gyrola

40–50% · Likely
Palm Tanager

Palm Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis palmarum

40–50% · Likely
Pale-breasted Thrush
LC

Pale-breasted Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus leucomelas

40–50% · Likely
Great Kiskadee
LC

Great Kiskadee

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pitangus sulphuratus

40–50% · Likely
Tropical Kingbird
LC

Tropical Kingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tyrannus melancholicus

40–50% · Likely
Bananaquit
LC Endemic

Bananaquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coereba flaveola

30–40% · Possible
Southern House Wren

Southern House Wren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Troglodytes musculus

30–40% · Possible
Tropical Parula
LC Endemic

Tropical Parula

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga pitiayumi

30–40% · Possible
Scaly-breasted Wren
LC

Scaly-breasted Wren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Microcerculus marginatus

30–40% · Possible
Orange-bellied Euphonia
LC

Orange-bellied Euphonia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Euphonia xanthogaster

30–40% · Possible
Black Vulture
LC

Black Vulture

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coragyps atratus

30–40% · Possible

⭐ Iconic Species

Ursine Howler Monkey ★
LC

Ursine Howler Monkey

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Alouatta arctoidea

Insufficient data

📊 Most Spotted

Red-tailed Squirrel
LC

Red-tailed Squirrel

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Sciurus granatensis

10–20% · With luck
brown weeper capuchin
EN

brown weeper capuchin

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Cebus brunneus

Insufficient data
Southern Tamandua
LC

Southern Tamandua

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Tamandua tetradactyla

Insufficient data
Brown-throated Sloth
LC Endemic

Brown-throated Sloth

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Bradypus variegatus

Insufficient data
Collared Peccary
Endemic

Collared Peccary

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Pecari tajacu

Insufficient data
Atlantic Spotted Dolphin
LC

Atlantic Spotted Dolphin

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Stenella frontalis

Insufficient data
Ocelot
LC

Ocelot

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Leopardus pardalis

Insufficient data
Tayra
LC

Tayra

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Eira barbara

Insufficient data
Common Opossum
LC

Common Opossum

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Didelphis marsupialis

Insufficient data
Crested Agouti
LC

Crested Agouti

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Dasyprocta leporina

Insufficient data
Crab-eating Fox
LC

Crab-eating Fox

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Cerdocyon thous

Insufficient data

⭐ Iconic Species

Groove-billed Toucanet ★
LC

Groove-billed Toucanet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aulacorhynchus sulcatus

30–40% · Possible
Helmeted Curassow ★
VU

Helmeted Curassow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pauxi pauxi

10–20% · With luck

📊 Most Spotted

Blue-gray Tanager

Blue-gray Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis episcopus

60–70% · Likely
Bay-headed Tanager
LC

Bay-headed Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara gyrola

40–50% · Likely
Palm Tanager

Palm Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis palmarum

40–50% · Likely
Pale-breasted Thrush
LC

Pale-breasted Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus leucomelas

40–50% · Likely
Great Kiskadee
LC

Great Kiskadee

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pitangus sulphuratus

40–50% · Likely
Tropical Kingbird
LC

Tropical Kingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tyrannus melancholicus

40–50% · Likely
Bananaquit
LC Endemic

Bananaquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coereba flaveola

30–40% · Possible
Southern House Wren

Southern House Wren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Troglodytes musculus

30–40% · Possible
Tropical Parula
LC Endemic

Tropical Parula

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga pitiayumi

30–40% · Possible
Scaly-breasted Wren
LC

Scaly-breasted Wren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Microcerculus marginatus

30–40% · Possible
Orange-bellied Euphonia
LC

Orange-bellied Euphonia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Euphonia xanthogaster

30–40% · Possible
Black Vulture
LC

Black Vulture

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coragyps atratus

30–40% · Possible

⭐ Iconic Species

Green Iguana ★
LC

Green Iguana

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Iguana iguana

30–40% · Possible

📊 Most Spotted

Wiegmann's Striped Gecko
LC

Wiegmann's Striped Gecko

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Gonatodes vittatus

20–30% · Possible
Common House Gecko
LC Endemic

Common House Gecko

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Hemidactylus frenatus

20–30% · Possible
Barba Amarilla
LC

Barba Amarilla

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Bothrops atrox

20–30% · Possible
Neotropical Rattlesnake
LC

Neotropical Rattlesnake

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Crotalus durissus

10–20% · With luck
Peters' Lava Lizard
LC

Peters' Lava Lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Tropidurus hispidus

Insufficient data
Whitenose Blind Snake

Whitenose Blind Snake

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Liotyphlops albirostris

Insufficient data
Margarita Leaf-toed Gecko
LC

Margarita Leaf-toed Gecko

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Phyllodactylus ventralis

Insufficient data
Braided Groundsnake
LC

Braided Groundsnake

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Erythrolamprus zweifeli

Insufficient data
Boddaert's Tropical Racer
LC

Boddaert's Tropical Racer

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Mastigodryas boddaerti

Insufficient data
Red-tailed Boa
LC

Red-tailed Boa

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Boa constrictor

Insufficient data
Tropical House Gecko
LC

Tropical House Gecko

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Hemidactylus mabouia

Insufficient data
Spix's Sipo
LC

Spix's Sipo

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Chironius spixii

Insufficient data

📊 Most Spotted

Banana Tree Dwelling Frog
LC

Banana Tree Dwelling Frog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Boana platanera

20–30% · Possible
Puerto Cabello Tree Frog
LC

Puerto Cabello Tree Frog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Flectonotus pygmaeus

Insufficient data
Rivero's Robber Frog
Endemic

Rivero's Robber Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Pristimantis riveroi

Insufficient data
Hermina's Poison Frog
NT Endemic

Hermina's Poison Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Mannophryne herminae

Insufficient data
Johnstone's Whistling Frog
LC

Johnstone's Whistling Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Eleutherodactylus johnstonei

Insufficient data
Eastern Cane Toad
LC

Eastern Cane Toad

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Rhinella marina

Insufficient data
Puerto Cabello Robber Frog
LC Endemic

Puerto Cabello Robber Frog

Amphibian

Strabomantis biporcatus

Insufficient data
Beebe's Toad
LC

Beebe's Toad

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Rhinella beebei

Insufficient data
Spotted Foam-nest Frog
LC

Spotted Foam-nest Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Leptodactylus insularum

Insufficient data
Secret Robber Frog
LC Endemic

Secret Robber Frog

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Pristimantis incertus

Insufficient data

Animal Events

🦎

Iguanas and Caimans in the Dry Months

MarApr

Green iguanas bask along the coastal fringe while caimans concentrate in the remaining pools.

Common Caiman
LC

Common Caiman

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Caiman crocodilus

Insufficient data
Green Iguana
LC

Green Iguana

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Iguana iguana

30–40% · Possible
🐒

Howlers and Toucanets in the Cloud Forest

SepOct

Venezuelan howlers roar at dawn while groove-billed toucanets work the fruiting cloud-forest trees.

Groove-billed Toucanet
LC

Groove-billed Toucanet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aulacorhynchus sulcatus

30–40% · Possible
Ursine Howler Monkey
LC

Ursine Howler Monkey

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Alouatta arctoidea

Insufficient data
🐦

Portachuelo Pass Bird Migration

SepOctNov

Migrating warblers and redstarts funnel through Portachuelo Pass, one of the Neotropics' classic migration bottlenecks.

Black-and-white Warbler
LC

Black-and-white Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mniotilta varia

10–20% · With luck
American Redstart
LC

American Redstart

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga ruticilla

20–30% · Possible
Northern Waterthrush
LC

Northern Waterthrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Parkesia noveboracensis

30–40% · Possible
🐸

Frogs Call in the Rains

AprMayJun

Treefrogs and whistling frogs strike up their chorus with the first sustained rains.

Eastern Cane Toad
LC

Eastern Cane Toad

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Rhinella marina

Insufficient data
Johnstone's Whistling Frog
LC

Johnstone's Whistling Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Eleutherodactylus johnstonei

Insufficient data
Banana Tree Dwelling Frog
LC

Banana Tree Dwelling Frog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Boana platanera

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
30–40
40–50
50–60
40–50
40–50
30–40
30–40
30–40
20–30
30–40
30–40
Groove-billed Toucanet
20–30
20–30
40–50
50–60
30–40
40–50
10–20
30–40
40–50
20–30
10–20
40–50
Helmeted Curassow
<5
20–30
20–30
40–50
<5
10–20
<5
<5
<5
<5
5–10
20–30
Ursine Howler Monkey
30–40
<5
<5
<5
<5
<5
5–10
<5
30–40
20–30
<5
<5
Green Iguana
30–40
20–30
40–50
20–30
40–50
20–30
30–40
20–30
40–50
30–40
40–50
20–30
Blue-gray Tanager
60–70
60–70
80–90
80–90
80–90
90–100
50–60
70–80
70–80
40–50
50–60
50–60
Bay-headed Tanager
10–20
30–40
20–30
40–50
30–40
50–60
40–50
60–70
50–60
60–70
20–30
40–50
Palm Tanager
40–50
40–50
50–60
60–70
60–70
50–60
40–50
20–30
40–50
30–40
40–50
20–30
Pale-breasted Thrush
40–50
50–60
60–70
50–60
50–60
50–60
50–60
30–40
30–40
30–40
30–40
20–30
Great Kiskadee
70–80
50–60
50–60
60–70
50–60
70–80
40–50
10–20
30–40
10–20
60–70
40–50
Tropical Kingbird
60–70
40–50
50–60
50–60
40–50
60–70
50–60
20–30
30–40
10–20
40–50
50–60
Bananaquit
40–50
30–40
50–60
50–60
50–60
40–50
20–30
20–30
10–20
30–40
40–50
30–40
Southern House Wren
60–70
40–50
40–50
60–70
50–60
30–40
30–40
10–20
10–20
10–20
30–40
70–80
Tropical Parula
30–40
40–50
30–40
60–70
20–30
50–60
10–20
20–30
30–40
20–30
20–30
40–50
Scaly-breasted Wren
10–20
30–40
20–30
50–60
30–40
50–60
30–40
50–60
50–60
20–30
10–20
10–20
Orange-bellied Euphonia
10–20
20–30
10–20
30–40
20–30
10–20
20–30
30–40
40–50
70–80
10–20
40–50
Black Vulture
50–60
20–30
40–50
50–60
50–60
10–20
20–30
20–30
40–50
10–20
40–50
40–50
Animal Events
🐦 Portachuelo Pass Bird Migration
🦎 Iguanas and Caimans in the Dry Months
🐒 Howlers and Toucanets in the Cloud Forest
🐸 Frogs Call in the Rains

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
🦥 Sloth and Toucanet Cloud Forest

Where Wildlife Score

How good is this park for seeing wildlife?
🦜

Biodiversity

Excellent

How rich is the wildlife?

4.3 Global avg
4.8 ★★★★★ ★★★★★
Species by taxon
🦅 Birds
820
🐒 Mammals
263
🦎 Reptiles
128
🐸 Amphibians
57
1268 Total Species
850 Global average across 296 parks
48 Threatened 94 Endemic
🔭

Sighting

Good

How likely to see animals?

3.6 Global avg
2.3 ★★★★★ ★★★★★
🎯
Top-12 Avg Probability
62% Global avg
42%
📊
Coverage (261 species at ≥5% of 1268 in the inventory)
24% Global avg
21%
🔀
Taxon variety in top 12 (12 bird)
46% Global avg
0%
🔭
Species per 10 outings (distinct species a visitor would meet over 10 outings — effort held equal across parks)
134 Global avg
199
🌟
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
9
⭐
High-prob species (>40%)
27 Global avg
6

Quick answers

What animals can you see in Henri Pittier National Park?

The most likely sightings are Blue-gray Tanager (seen by 60–70% of wildlife watchers), Bay-headed Tanager (seen by 40–50% of wildlife watchers), Palm Tanager (seen by 40–50% of wildlife watchers), Pale-breasted Thrush (seen by 40–50% of wildlife watchers), Great Kiskadee (seen by 40–50% of wildlife watchers) — among 1268 recorded vertebrate species, based on citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to visit Henri Pittier National Park for wildlife?

April 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 Groove-billed Toucanet in Henri Pittier National Park?

Yes — about 33% of wildlife watchers report a Groove-billed Toucanet sighting in Henri Pittier National Park, based on 139 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Can you see Helmeted Curassow in Henri Pittier National Park?

It's possible but not guaranteed: about 11% of wildlife watchers report a Helmeted Curassow sighting in Henri Pittier National Park, based on 45 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data. Sightings take luck and time in the field.

Can you see Ursine Howler Monkey in Henri Pittier National Park?

It's possible but not guaranteed: about 12% of wildlife watchers report a Ursine Howler Monkey sighting in Henri Pittier National Park, based on 3 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data. Sightings take luck and time in the field.

Can you see Green Iguana in Henri Pittier National Park?

Yes — about 34% of wildlife watchers report a Green Iguana sighting in Henri Pittier National Park, based on 30 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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