Where to See Wild Neighbours of South American Cities: 5 Places Ranked by Real Odds

Q: Where is the best place to see Wild Neighbours of South American Cities?

João Pessoa. In João Pessoa, Brazil, the chance of seeing all 3 (capybara, marmoset and sloth) on the same day is about 20%, the highest of the 5 places where all of them live, and over a three-day visit it rises to about 80%. Next come Recife (about 10% a day), Rio de Janeiro (under 5% a day) and Tijuca National Park (under 5% a day). It multiplies each animal's daily chance, as if they were independent, so read it as a rough guide.

Q: Which of Wild Neighbours of South American Cities is hardest to see?

Capybara. In João Pessoa, the best place for Wild Neighbours of South American Cities, about about 50% of wildlife watchers report the capybara on a given day, against about 80% for the sloth. The hardest one decides how many days you need.

Q: How do you complete Wild Neighbours of South American Cities 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 Wild Neighbours of South American Cities three ways: anywhere in the world, all in one park, and all in a single trip.

The checklist: 3 animals

LC

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

LC

Callithrix jacchus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

LC

Bradypus variegatus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Where to go

Chance of seeing in

Month by month at João Pessoa

~80%

Jan

~50%

Feb

~50%

Mar

~70%

Apr

~70%

May

~70%

Jun

~70%

Jul

~90%

Aug

~80%

Sep

~80%

Oct

~80%

Nov

~50%

Dec

Time of day

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

Parks

#	Park	Country	Animals	All 3 in 3 days
1	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	3 of 3	~20%
	Capybara			~50%
	Common Marmoset			~70%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~40%
2	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2 of 3	Missing: Marmoset
	Capybara			~60%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~90%
3	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	2 of 3	Missing: Marmoset
	Capybara			~90%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~50%
4	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 3	Missing: Capybara
	Black-pencilled Marmoset			~70%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~70%
5	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2 of 3	Missing: Marmoset
	Capybara			~60%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~60%
6	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	2 of 3	Missing: Marmoset
	Capybara			~70%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~30%
7	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 3	Missing: Marmoset, Sloth
	Capybara			>90%
8	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	Missing: Marmoset, Sloth
	Capybara			>90%
9	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 3	Missing: Marmoset, Sloth
	Capybara			>90%
10	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	Missing: Capybara, Marmoset
	Brown-throated Sloth			>90%
11	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 3	Missing: Capybara, Marmoset
	Brown-throated Sloth			>90%
12	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	Missing: Capybara, Marmoset
	Brown-throated Sloth			>90%
13	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	Missing: Capybara, Marmoset
	Brown-throated Sloth			>90%
14	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	Missing: Capybara, Marmoset
	Brown-throated Sloth			~90%
15	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	Missing: Capybara, Marmoset
	Brown-throated Sloth			~90%
16	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	Missing: Capybara, Sloth
	Black-pencilled Marmoset			~90%
17	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 3	Missing: Capybara, Marmoset
	Brown-throated Sloth			~90%
18	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 3	Missing: Capybara, Marmoset
	Brown-throated Sloth			~90%
19	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	Missing: Capybara, Marmoset
	Brown-throated Sloth			~80%
20	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	Missing: Capybara, Marmoset
	Brown-throated Sloth			~80%
21	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 3	Missing: Marmoset, Sloth
	Capybara			~80%
22	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 3	Missing: Capybara, Marmoset
	Brown-throated Sloth			~80%
23	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	Missing: Capybara, Marmoset
	Brown-throated Sloth			~80%
24	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 3	Missing: Capybara, Marmoset
	Brown-throated Sloth			~80%
25	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 3	Missing: Capybara, Marmoset
	Brown-throated Sloth			~80%
26	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	Missing: Capybara, Marmoset
	Brown-throated Sloth			~70%
27	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 3	Missing: Capybara, Marmoset
	Brown-throated Sloth			~70%
28	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 3	Missing: Capybara, Marmoset
	Brown-throated Sloth			~60%
29	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 3	Missing: Marmoset, Sloth
	Capybara			~50%
30	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	Missing: Marmoset, Sloth
	Capybara			~50%
31	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	Missing: Capybara, Marmoset
	Brown-throated Sloth			~40%
32	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	Missing: Capybara, Marmoset
	Brown-throated Sloth			~30%
33	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	Missing: Capybara, Marmoset
	Brown-throated Sloth			~30%
34	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	Missing: Capybara, Marmoset
	Brown-throated Sloth			~20%

Cities

#	City	Country	Animals	All 3 in 3 days
1	João Pessoa	🇧🇷 Brazil	3 of 3	~80%
	Capybara			~80%
	Common Marmoset			~90%
	Brown-throated Sloth			>90%
2	Recife	🇧🇷 Brazil	3 of 3	~50%
	Capybara			~90%
	Common Marmoset			~80%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~70%
3	Rio de Janeiro	🇧🇷 Brazil	3 of 3	~20%
	Capybara			~60%
	Common Marmoset			~80%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~40%
4	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	3 of 3	~10%
	Capybara			~60%
	Black-pencilled Marmoset			~70%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~40%
5	Curitiba	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 3	Missing: Sloth
	Capybara			>90%
	Black-pencilled Marmoset			~70%
6	Campo Grande	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 3	Missing: Sloth
	Capybara			>90%
	Black-pencilled Marmoset			~40%
7	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	🇧🇴 Bolivia	2 of 3	Missing: Marmoset
	Capybara			~80%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~80%
8	Brasilia	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 3	Missing: Sloth
	Capybara			~70%
	Black-pencilled Marmoset			~80%
9	Belém	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 3	Missing: Marmoset
	Capybara			~60%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~80%
10	Maceió	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 3	Missing: Capybara
	Common Marmoset			~70%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~80%
11	Fortaleza	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 3	Missing: Sloth
	Capybara			~40%
	Common Marmoset			~90%
12	Campinas	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 3	Missing: Sloth
	Capybara			~80%
	Black-pencilled Marmoset			~60%
13	Belo Horizonte	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 3	Missing: Sloth
	Capybara			~30%
	Black-pencilled Marmoset			~80%
14	Niterói	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 3	Missing: Sloth
	Capybara			~30%
	Black-pencilled Marmoset			~70%
15	Salvador	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	Missing: Capybara, Sloth
	Common Marmoset			>90%
16	Natal	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	Missing: Capybara, Sloth
	Common Marmoset			~90%
17	Manaus	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	Missing: Capybara, Marmoset
	Pale-throated Sloth			~80%
18	Goiânia	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	Missing: Capybara, Sloth
	Black-pencilled Marmoset			~80%
19	São Luís	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	Missing: Capybara, Marmoset
	Brown-throated Sloth			~70%
20	Caracas	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1 of 3	Missing: Capybara, Marmoset
	Brown-throated Sloth			~50%
21	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	Missing: Capybara, Marmoset
	Brown-throated Sloth			~50%
22	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 3	Missing: Capybara, Marmoset
	Brown-throated Sloth			~50%
23	Buenos Aires	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 3	Missing: Marmoset, Sloth
	Capybara			~40%
24	Porto Alegre	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	Missing: Marmoset, Sloth
	Capybara			~40%
25	Santos	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	Missing: Capybara, Sloth
	Black-pencilled Marmoset			~40%
26	Vitória	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	Missing: Marmoset, Sloth
	Capybara			~30%

Zoos & centres

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Everland	🇰🇷 South Korea	3 of 3 in captivity
2	National Zoological Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 3 in captivity
3	ZooParc de Beauval	🇫🇷 France	3 of 3 in captivity
4	Aquarium Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	3 of 3 in captivity
5	Berlin Zoological Garden	🇩🇪 Germany	3 of 3 in captivity
6	Chapultepec Zoo	🇲🇽 Mexico	3 of 3 in captivity
7	Khao Kheow Open Zoo	🇹🇭 Thailand	3 of 3 in captivity
8	Kobe Animal Kingdom	🇯🇵 Japan	3 of 3 in captivity
9	Montreal Biodome	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 3 in captivity
10	Nasu Animal Kingdom	🇯🇵 Japan	3 of 3 in captivity
11	Night Safari	🇸🇬 Singapore	3 of 3 in captivity
12	River Wonders	🇸🇬 Singapore	3 of 3 in captivity
13	São Paulo Zoo	🇧🇷 Brazil	3 of 3 in captivity
14	Schönbrunn Zoo	🇦🇹 Austria	3 of 3 in captivity
15	Singapore Zoo	🇸🇬 Singapore	3 of 3 in captivity
16	Toronto Zoo	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 3 in captivity
17	Busch Gardens Tampa	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3 in captivity
18	San Diego Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3 in captivity
19	Moscow Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 3 in captivity
20	Leipzig Zoological Garden	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 3 in captivity

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Before you go

Where is the best place to see Wild Neighbours of South American Cities?

João Pessoa

In João Pessoa, Brazil, the chance of seeing all 3 (capybara, marmoset and sloth) on the same day is about 20%, the highest of the 5 places where all of them live, and over a three-day visit it rises to about 80%. Next come Recife (about 10% a day), Rio de Janeiro (under 5% a day) and Tijuca National Park (under 5% a day). It multiplies each animal's daily chance, as if they were independent, so read it as a rough guide.

Which of Wild Neighbours of South American Cities is hardest to see?

Capybara

In João Pessoa, the best place for Wild Neighbours of South American Cities, about about 50% of wildlife watchers report the capybara on a given day, against about 80% for the sloth. The hardest one decides how many days you need.

How do you complete Wild Neighbours of South American Cities 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 Wild Neighbours of South American Cities three ways: anywhere in the world, all in one park, and all in a single trip.

← All challenges

Wild Neighbours of South American Cities

The checklist: 3 animals

Capybara

Common Marmoset

Brown-throated Sloth

Where to go

Month by month at João Pessoa

Month by month at João Pessoa

Month by month at João Pessoa

Month by month at João Pessoa

Month by month at João Pessoa

Month by month at João Pessoa

Time of day

Parks

Cities

Zoos & centres

Before you go

Where is the best place to see Wild Neighbours of South American Cities?

Which of Wild Neighbours of South American Cities is hardest to see?

How do you complete Wild Neighbours of South American Cities on Wallace's Line?