The Amazon's Big Five: Where to See Each One

Q: Where can you see the Amazon's Big Five?

Across several parks. No single park in our data has all 5, so it takes more than one trip. Where each is easiest: jaguar in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas (about 90%), giant otter in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas (about 90%), harpy eagle in Darién National Park (about 20%), anaconda in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve (about 60%) and river dolphin in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report it on a given day.

Q: How do you complete the Amazon's Big Five on Wallace's Line?

Mark them as seen. Tick ✓ Seen on each animal's card, add your trips, or link your iNaturalist account. Your passport counts the Amazon's Big Five three ways: anywhere in the world, all in one park, and all in a single trip.

The checklist: 5 animals

NT

Panthera onca

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

EN

Pteronura brasiliensis

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

VU

Harpia harpyja

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC

Eunectes murinus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

EN

Inia geoffrensis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Where to go

Chance of seeing in

Month by month at Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas

>90%

Jan

>90%

Feb

>90%

Mar

>90%

Apr

>90%

May

>90%

Jun

>90%

Jul

>90%

Aug

>90%

Sep

>90%

Oct

>90%

Nov

>90%

Dec

Time of day

Where they are recorded most Parks with some of them Cities with some of them

Parks

#	Park	Country	Animals	Any of them in 3 days
1	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 5	>90%
	Jaguar			>90%
	Giant Otter			>90%
2	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	3 of 5	>90%
	Giant Otter			~60%
	Anaconda			>90%
	Boto			~90%
3	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	4 of 5	>90%
	Jaguar			~50%
	Giant Otter			~70%
	Anaconda			~70%
	Boto			~50%
4	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 5	~90%
	Boto			~90%
5	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	3 of 5	~80%
	Jaguar			~30%
	Giant Otter			~60%
	Anaconda			~30%
6	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	2 of 5	~80%
	Jaguar			~30%
	Giant Otter			~70%
7	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 5	~70%
	Boto			~70%
8	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 5	~70%
	Jaguar			~70%
9	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1 of 5	~50%
	Jaguar			~50%
10	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 5	~50%
	Harpy Eagle			~50%
11	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 5	~50%
	Harpy Eagle			~50%
12	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 5	~50%
	Jaguar			~50%
13	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 5	~50%
	Jaguar			~50%
14	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 5	~30%
	Jaguar			~30%
15	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 5	~30%
	Jaguar			~30%
16	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 5	~30%
	Jaguar			~30%
17	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 5	~30%
	Jaguar			~30%

Cities

#	City	Country	Animals	Any of them in 3 days
1	Salvador	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 5	~40%
	Anaconda			~40%

Zoos & centres

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	ZooParc de Beauval	🇫🇷 France	4 of 5 in captivity
2	San Diego Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5 in captivity
3	Bioparque Los Ocarros	🇨🇴 Colombia	3 of 5 in captivity
4	Bioparque Municipal Vesty Pakos	🇧🇴 Bolivia	3 of 5 in captivity
5	Caldwell Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5 in captivity
6	Cali Zoo	🇨🇴 Colombia	3 of 5 in captivity
7	Houston Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5 in captivity
8	Huachipa Zoo Park	🇵🇪 Peru	3 of 5 in captivity
9	Parque de las Leyendas	🇵🇪 Peru	3 of 5 in captivity
10	Parque Zoobotânico Getúlio Vargas	🇧🇷 Brazil	3 of 5 in captivity
11	Selig Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5 in captivity
12	Tropical Manaus Zoo	🇧🇷 Brazil	3 of 5 in captivity
13	Wiwa Quito	🇪🇨 Ecuador	3 of 5 in captivity
14	Zoo El Pantanal	🇪🇨 Ecuador	3 of 5 in captivity
15	Zoo Miami	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5 in captivity
16	zoologico de barranquilla	🇨🇴 Colombia	3 of 5 in captivity
17	Zoológico de Brasília	🇧🇷 Brazil	3 of 5 in captivity
18	Zoológico de Fauna Sudamericana	🇧🇴 Bolivia	3 of 5 in captivity
19	Zoológico de Goiânia	🇧🇷 Brazil	3 of 5 in captivity
20	Zoológico do CIGS	🇧🇷 Brazil	3 of 5 in captivity

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Where each one is easiest to see

Animal	Park	Country	In 1 day
Jaguar	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	~90%
Giant otter	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	~90%
Harpy eagle	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
Anaconda	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~60%
River dolphin	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~50%

Before you go

Where can you see the Amazon's Big Five?

Across several parks

No single park in our data has all 5, so it takes more than one trip. Where each is easiest: jaguar in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas (about 90%), giant otter in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas (about 90%), harpy eagle in Darién National Park (about 20%), anaconda in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve (about 60%) and river dolphin in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report it on a given day.

How do you complete the Amazon's Big Five on Wallace's Line?

Mark them as seen

Tick ✓ Seen on each animal's card, add your trips, or link your iNaturalist account. Your passport counts the Amazon's Big Five three ways: anywhere in the world, all in one park, and all in a single trip.

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The Amazon's Big Five

The checklist: 5 animals

Jaguar

Giant Otter

Harpy Eagle

Anaconda

Boto

Where to go

Month by month

Month by month

Month by month

Month by month at Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas

Month by month at Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas

Month by month at Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas

Time of day

Parks

Cities

Zoos & centres

Where each one is easiest to see

Before you go

Where can you see the Amazon's Big Five?

How do you complete the Amazon's Big Five on Wallace's Line?