Where to see
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
El Palmar National Park leads · 11 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Capybara during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 7 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 8 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 9 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 10 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 11 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
El Palmar National Park
In El Palmar National Park, Argentina, about 90% of wildlife watchers report a Capybara sighting on a given day, the highest of the 11 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Iberá National Park and more
After El Palmar National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Capybara are in Iberá National Park (Argentina, about 80%), Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas (Brazil, about 80%) and Tambopata National Reserve (Peru, about 50%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are March–April, June–July, September–October and December–January in El Palmar National Park (about 90%), April–May, July and October–November in Iberá National Park (about 90%) and February–April, July–August and October in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Capybara on a given day. Each park's Capybara page has the full month-by-month chart.
