All 5 in 3 days here: ~70%
City
Fortaleza
🇧🇷 Brazil
South America, Brazil 284 spp. recorded
Fortaleza is the state capital of Ceará, located in Northeastern Brazil. It forms the core of the Fortaleza metropolitan area. Wikipedia
3.798° S 38.555° W
🦜 Nature
284 Species sighted
12,053 Verified sightings From 2019 to 2026
Aug Best month
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
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Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat
Artibeus planirostris
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Lesser Sac-winged Bat
Saccopteryx leptura
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Pallas's Long-tongued Bat
Glossophaga soricina
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Great Fruit-eating Bat
Artibeus lituratus
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Six-banded Armadillo
Euphractus sexcinctus
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Gray Short-tailed Opossum
Monodelphis domestica
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Brown Rat
Rattus norvegicus
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
LC
granular toad
Rhinella granulosa
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Forest Chirping Frog
Adenomera hylaedactyla
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Rivero's Tiny Tree Frog
Dendropsophus minusculus
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Whistling Grass Frog
Leptodactylus fuscus
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Muller's Termite Frog
Dermatonotus muelleri
📊 Most Spotted
🌙 Most active after dark
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Forest Chirping Frog
Adenomera hylaedactyla
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Rivero's Tiny Tree Frog
Dendropsophus minusculus
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Whistling Grass Frog
Leptodactylus fuscus
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Recent sightings in Fortaleza
LIVEiNaturalistWhere to look
Warmer areas are where all species together are recorded most often.
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Parque Estadual do Cocó
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Universidade Estadual do Ceará
Daily sight. prob.vs avg
Sighting Calendar
How many species you'd see in a day
42Jan
41Feb
35Mar
43Apr
35May
39Jun
42Jul
46Aug
36Sep
43Oct
35Nov
44Dec
🏙️ City
Essentials
Green cover
Medium
Protected land
10%
Protected sea
—
Protected areas
10
areasWildlife spots
5
spotsZoos & centres
0
placesClimate
Tropical savanna
World Heritage
No
Climate
Temp °C Rain mm
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
0.0 World-class
Wallace's Line Score
How good is this city for seeing wildlife? 🦜
Biodiversity
ExcellentHow rich is the wildlife?
4.8
Species by taxon
🦅 Birds 402
🐒 Mammals 176
🦎 Reptiles 97
🐸 Amphibians 50
725 Total Species
679 Global average across 380 cities
24 Threatened 37 Endemic
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Sighting
ExcellentHow likely to see animals?
4.4
🎯
Top-12 Avg Probability
66% 📊
Coverage (136 species at ≥5% of 725 in the inventory)
19% 🔀
Taxon variety in top 12 (12 bird)
0% 🌟
Iconic-group species (≥15%) (every species from the 19 iconic groups — monkeys, cats, toucans, macaws, sloths, crocodilians… — not just the 4 highlighted above)
5 ⭐
High-prob species (>40%)
22 🏕️
Experience
ExcellentHow easy and pleasant is the visit?
4.5
Climate Pleasant High
Green cover Medium Medium
Protected land & sea 10% land High
Protected areas 10 High
Wildlife spots 5 Medium
Zoos & centres 0 Low
What visitors say
Before you go
What animals can you see in Fortaleza?
284 species
Fortaleza's urban area has 284 recorded vertebrate species. The ones wildlife watchers report most often on a given day are Great Kiskadee (about 90%), Sayaca Tanager (about 80%), Bananaquit (about 70%), Yellow-chevroned Parakeet (about 70%) and Ruddy Ground-Dove (about 70%). Among mammals, the most-seen is Common Marmoset (about 50%); among reptiles, Peters' Lava Lizard (about 50%); among amphibians, Northeastern Pepper Frog (about 20%).
When is the best time to see wildlife in Fortaleza?
June–August, October and December–March
In those months the city's 12 most-seen species average about 70% on a given day, against about 60% in April–May, September and November.
Can you see a Sayaca Tanager in Fortaleza?
Yes
About 80% of wildlife watchers report a Sayaca Tanager sighting in Fortaleza on a given day, based on 438 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is October (over 90%).
Can you see a Yellow-chevroned Parakeet in Fortaleza?
Yes
About 70% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-chevroned Parakeet sighting in Fortaleza on a given day, based on 351 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is July–August and October (about 80%).
Can you see a Scaled Dove in Fortaleza?
Yes
About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Scaled Dove sighting in Fortaleza on a given day, based on 292 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is January, April and July–August (about 70%).
Where in Fortaleza is wildlife easiest to see?
Parque Estadual do Cocó
The spot where most wildlife watchers record their sightings is Parque Estadual do Cocó (115 bird species recorded), followed by Blue Tree Towers and Floresta do Curió. See them on the map.
Is Fortaleza good for wildlife watching?
4.5 out of 5
On the Wallace's Line Score, which rates each city against other cities, Fortaleza gets 4.5/5: 95th of 380 cities worldwide and 19th in South America. 27 of its species are reported by about 40% or more of wildlife watchers on a given day.
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Nearest Zoos & Centres
Sources: urban area GHSL Urban Centre Database R2024A, European Commission JRC (CC BY 4.0) · protected land WDPA, UNEP-WCMC & IUCN (via GHSL) · climate NASA POWER · wildlife GBIF.org citizen-science data