All 2 in 3 days here: ~80%
Braulio Carrillo National Park
🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Central Highlands, Costa Rica 1412 spp. recorded
Spanning from Caribbean lowlands to the summit of Barva Volcano at 2,906 meters, Braulio Carrillo protects 47,580 hectares of virtually untouched primary forest — more than 90% remains pristine. Over 530 bird species inhabit its misty canopy, including the resplendent quetzal and the endangered bare-necked umbrellabird.
10.174° N 84.053° W
🦜 Nature
825 Species sighted
190,239 Verified sightings From 2019 to 2026
Feb Best month
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
⭐ Iconic Species
🌙 Most active after dark
+ 381 more species with insufficient data
Challenges you can complete here
All 3 in 3 days here: ~40%
All 4 in 3 days here: ~50%
All 4 in 3 days here: ~30%
Recent sightings in Braulio Carrillo National Park
LIVEiNaturalistSighting Calendar
How many species you'd see in a day
103Jan
114Feb
109Mar
94Apr
90May
92Jun
100Jul
94Aug
91Sep
92Oct
84Nov
105Dec
Sighting Zones
Warmer areas are where all species together are recorded most often.
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Rainforest Adventures Braulio Carrillo
Daily sight. prob.vs avg
Red-eyed Treefrog~90%+30%
White-nosed Coati~80%+40%
Leaf Litter Toad~80%+20%
Middle American Ameiva~80%+20%
Brown-throated Sloth~70%+30%
Warszewitsch's Frog~70%+40%
Masked Tree Frog~70%+50%
Northern Tamandua~70%+40%
Neotropical Green Anole~70%+40%
Border Anole~60%≈
Fer-de-lance~60%≈
Black-mandibled Toucan~50%+10%
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Scenic Overlook
Daily sight. prob.vs avg
Strawberry Poison-dart Frog~90%+10%
Green and Black Dart-poison Frog~80%+10%
Collared Peccary~80%+10%
Savage's Thin-toed Frog~70%+10%- Border Anole~70%+10%
- Leaf Litter Toad~70%+10%
Mantled Howler Monkey~70%+10%
Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth~70%+10%- Middle American Ameiva~70%+10%
- Fer-de-lance~70%+10%
Green Iguana~70%+10%
Giant Marine Toad~60%+10%
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Las Arrieras Bird Observatory
Daily sight. prob.vs avg
Atlantic Broad-headed Litter Frog~80%+40%- Fer-de-lance~70%+10%
Scarlet-rumped Tanager~70%+30%
Montezuma Oropendola~70%+30%
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird~70%+20%- Black-mandibled Toucan~70%+20%
Great Kiskadee~70%+20%
Red-webbed Tree Frog~60%+30%
White Bat~60%+40%
Clay-colored Thrush~60%≈- Savage's Thin-toed Frog~60%≈
Golden-hooded Tanager~60%+20%
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Quebrada González
Daily sight. prob.vs avg- Middle American Ameiva~80%+20%
- Warszewitsch's Frog~70%+40%
- Fer-de-lance~70%+10%
- Mantled Howler Monkey~60%+10%
Helmeted Iguana~60%+20%- Collared Peccary~50%-10%
- Northern Tamandua~50%+30%
- Strawberry Poison-dart Frog~50%-30%
- Brown-throated Sloth~50%+10%
- Neotropical Green Anole~50%+20%
Basiisk Verde~40%≈- Masked Tree Frog~30%+10%
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Reserva Ecológica Bijagual
Daily sight. prob.vs avg- Basiisk Verde~70%+20%
- Masked Tree Frog~70%+50%
- Black-mandibled Toucan~60%+20%
- Strawberry Poison-dart Frog~60%-20%
- Leaf Litter Toad~60%≈
- Middle American Ameiva~50%≈
- Red-eyed Treefrog~50%-10%
- Golden-hooded Tanager~50%+10%
Olive-backed Euphonia~50%+10%
Central American White-faced Capuchin~50%+10%- Mantled Howler Monkey~50%-10%
- Helmeted Iguana~50%+10%
🏕️ Experience
Essentials
Entrance
Paid
Tourism
Medium
Typical stay
1–2
daysTrails
Hard
World Heritage
No
Climate
Temp °C Rain mm
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
0.0 Excellent
Wallace's Line Score
How good is this park for seeing wildlife? 🦜
Biodiversity
ExcellentHow rich is the wildlife?
5.0
Species by taxon
🦅 Birds 842
🐒 Mammals 238
🦎 Reptiles 183
🐸 Amphibians 149
1412 Total Species
828 Global average across 316 parks
57 Threatened 111 Endemic
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Sighting
ExcellentHow likely to see animals?
4.0
🎯
Top-12 Avg Probability
62% 📊
Coverage (380 species at ≥5% of 1412 in the inventory)
27% 🔀
Taxon variety in top 12 (5 amphibian, 4 reptile, 2 mammal, 1 bird)
91% 🔭
Species per 10 outings (distinct species a visitor would meet over 10 outings — effort held equal across parks)
218 🌟
Iconic-group species (≥15%) (every species from the 19 iconic groups — monkeys, cats, toucans, macaws, sloths, crocodilians… — not just the 4 highlighted above)
19 ⭐
High-prob species (>40%)
30 🏕️
Experience
GoodHow easy and pleasant is the visit?
2.9
Climate Mixed Medium
Entrance Paid Low
Tourism High Low
Trails Hard Low
World Heritage No —
Before you go
What animals can you see in Braulio Carrillo National Park?
1,412 species
Braulio Carrillo National Park has 1,412 recorded vertebrate species. The ones wildlife watchers report most often on a given day are Strawberry Poison-dart Frog (about 80%), Collared Peccary (about 70%), Border Anole (about 60%), Green and Black Dart-poison Frog (about 60%) and Leaf Litter Toad (about 60%). Among birds, the most-seen is Clay-colored Thrush (about 60%).
When is the best time to visit Braulio Carrillo National Park for wildlife?
February and March
In those months the park's 12 most-seen species average about 70% on a given day, against about 50% in October and November.
Can you see a Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth in Braulio Carrillo National Park?
Yes
About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, based on 303 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is March (about 70%).
Can you see a Mantled Howler Monkey in Braulio Carrillo National Park?
Yes
About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Mantled Howler Monkey sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, based on 391 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is January and February (about 70%).
Can you see a Strawberry Poison-dart Frog in Braulio Carrillo National Park?
Yes
About 80% of wildlife watchers report a Strawberry Poison-dart Frog sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, based on 885 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is March (about 90%).
Can you see a Red-eyed Treefrog in Braulio Carrillo National Park?
Yes
About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Red-eyed Treefrog sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, based on 399 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is September (about 70%).
Where in Braulio Carrillo National Park is wildlife easiest to see?
Around Rainforest Adventures Braulio Carrillo
The richest sighting zone is around Rainforest Adventures Braulio Carrillo, followed by Scenic Overlook and Las Arrieras Bird Observatory, ranked by how many of the park's headline animals visitors can expect to see in each. See the zones on the map.
Is Braulio Carrillo National Park good for wildlife watching?
4.3 out of 5
On the Wallace's Line Score, Braulio Carrillo National Park rates 4.3/5: 75th of 316 parks worldwide and 8th in Central America. 44 of its species are reported by about 40% or more of wildlife watchers on a given day.
