Where to see
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Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve leads · 4 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting an Ecuadorian Squirrel Monkey during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
In Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, Ecuador, about 70% of wildlife watchers report an Ecuadorian Squirrel Monkey sighting on a given day, the highest of the 4 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Yasuní National Park and more
After Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, the next-best odds of seeing an Ecuadorian Squirrel Monkey are in Yasuní National Park (Ecuador, about 50%), Amacayacu National Natural Park (Colombia, about 40%) and Sierra de la Macarena National Park (Colombia, about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are February, April–May and November in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve (about 80%), February, June and August–September in Yasuní National Park (about 60%) and February, May and December in Amacayacu National Natural Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an Ecuadorian Squirrel Monkey on a given day. Each park's Ecuadorian Squirrel Monkey page has the full month-by-month chart.
