Where to see
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Iguazú National Park leads · 4 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a South American Coati during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
Iguazú National Park
In Iguazú National Park, Argentina, about 90% of wildlife watchers report a South American Coati sighting on a given day, the highest of the 4 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Iguaçu National Park and more
After Iguazú National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a South American Coati are in Iguaçu National Park (Brazil, about 80%), Tijuca National Park (Brazil, about 30%) and Podocarpus National Park (Ecuador, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are December to August in Iguazú National Park (about 90%), January–April and July–August in Iguaçu National Park (about 90%) and March, May and July–September in Tijuca National Park (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a South American Coati on a given day. Each park's South American Coati page has the full month-by-month chart.
