Where to see
Crotophaga major
Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve leads · 8 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Greater Ani 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 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Caroni Swamp | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 8 | San Lorenzo Protected Forest | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
In Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, Ecuador, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Greater Ani sighting on a given day, the highest of the 8 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 a Greater Ani are in Yasuní National Park (Ecuador, about 50%), Anavilhanas National Park (Brazil, about 40%) and Soberanía National Park (Panama, about 30%). Outside South America, the best option is Soberanía National Park in Central America (about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are February and May in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve (about 80%), May and September in Yasuní National Park (about 60%) and May in Anavilhanas National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Greater Ani on a given day. Each park's Greater Ani page has the full month-by-month chart.
