All 5 in 3 days here: ~70%
City
Santos
🇧🇷 Brazil
South America, Brazil 344 spp. recorded
Santos, officially Municipality of Estância Balneária de Santos, is a city and municipality in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. It is located mostly on the island of São Vicente, which harbors both the city of Santos and the city of São Vicente. It is the main city in the metropolitan region of Baixada Santista. Wikipedia
23.945° S 46.324° W
🦜 Nature
344 Species sighted
38,611 Verified sightings From 2019 to 2026
Nov Best month
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
LC
Brown-throated Sloth
Bradypus variegatus
Azara's Agouti
Dasyprocta azarae
LC
Nine-banded Armadillo
Dasypus novemcinctus
LC
Tayra
Eira barbara
LC
Pallas's Long-tongued Bat
Glossophaga soricina
Paraguaian Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
Sphiggurus spinosus
LC
Falkland Fur Seal
Arctocephalus australis
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
LC
Mourning Gecko
Lepidodactylus lugubris
LC
Military Ground Snake
Erythrolamprus miliaris
LC
Yarará Lancehead
Bothrops jararaca
LC
Broad-snouted Caiman
Caiman latirostris
LC
Pond Slider
Trachemys scripta
Geoffroy’s Side-necked Turtle
Phrynops geoffroanus
LC
Brown Sipo
Chironius fuscus
LC
Painted Coral Snake
Micrurus corallinus
LC
Jararacussu
Bothrops jararacussu
📊 Most Spotted
LC
ocellated tree frog
Itapotihyla langsdorffii
LC
Blacksmith Tree Frog
Boana faber
LC
Fuscous-blotched Snouted Tree Frog
Scinax fuscovarius
LC Endemic
Clay Robber Frog
Haddadus binotatus
LC Endemic
Brazilian coastal treefrog
Dendropsophus decipiens
LC Endemic
Boie's Frog
Proceratophrys boiei
📊 Most Spotted
🌙 Most active after dark
LC
Mourning Gecko
Lepidodactylus lugubris
LC
Pallas's Long-tongued Bat
Glossophaga soricina
Paraguaian Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
Sphiggurus spinosus
LC
Fuscous-blotched Snouted Tree Frog
Scinax fuscovarius
LC
Short-tailed Nighthawk
Lurocalis semitorquatus
LC
Black-capped Screech-Owl
Megascops atricapilla
LC
Common Potoo
Nyctibius griseus
LC
House Crow
Corvus splendens
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Recent sightings in Santos
LIVEiNaturalistWhere to look
Warmer areas are where all species together are recorded most often.
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Instituto Gremar · Praia do Tombo
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Guarujá · Praia da Enseada
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São Vicente · Praia de Paranapuã
Daily sight. prob.vs avg
Dominican Gull>90%+80%
Southern Lapwing~80%+30%
Black-pencilled Marmoset~70%+60%
Black Vulture~60%-20%
Great Kiskadee~50%-40%
Brown-throated Sloth~40%+40%
Ornate Forest toad~40%+30%
Paraguaian Hairy Dwarf Porcupine~40%+40%
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Guarujá · Praia das Pitangueiras
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Praia do Gonzaga/Boqueirão · área geral
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Parque Roberto Mário Santini
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Jardim Botânico Chico Mendes
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Orquidário Municipal de Santos
Daily sight. prob.vs avg
Sighting Calendar
How many species you'd see in a day
24Jan
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25May
23Jun
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23Aug
28Sep
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29Nov
27Dec
🏙️ City
Essentials
Green cover
Medium
Protected land
6%
Protected sea
4%
Protected areas
5
areasWildlife spots
9
spotsZoos & centres
3
placesClimate
Tropical rainforest
World Heritage
No
Climate
Temp °C Rain mm
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
0.0 Excellent
Wallace's Line Score
How good is this city for seeing wildlife? 🦜
Biodiversity
ExcellentHow rich is the wildlife?
5.0
Species by taxon
🦅 Birds 656
🐒 Mammals 216
🦎 Reptiles 162
🐸 Amphibians 118
1152 Total Species
679 Global average across 380 cities
50 Threatened 122 Endemic
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Sighting
Very goodHow likely to see animals?
4.1
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Top-12 Avg Probability
66% 📊
Coverage (92 species at ≥5% of 1152 in the inventory)
8% 🔀
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)
4 ⭐
High-prob species (>40%)
21 🏕️
Experience
ExcellentHow easy and pleasant is the visit?
4.5
Climate Pleasant High
Green cover Medium Medium
Protected land & sea 6% land · 4% sea High
Protected areas 5 High
Wildlife spots 9 Medium
Zoos & centres 3 High
What visitors say
Before you go
What animals can you see in Santos?
344 species
Santos's urban area has 344 recorded vertebrate species. The ones wildlife watchers report most often on a given day are Great Kiskadee (about 90%), Black Vulture (about 80%), Palm Tanager (about 80%), Bananaquit (about 70%) and Sayaca Tanager (about 60%). Among mammals, the most-seen is Black-pencilled Marmoset (about 20%); among reptiles, Cuban Green Anole (about 40%); among amphibians, White-edged Treefrog (about 20%).
When is the best time to see wildlife in Santos?
May, September and November–December
In those months the city's 12 most-seen species average about 70% on a given day, against about 60% in January–April, June–August and October.
Can you see a Plain Parakeet in Santos?
Yes
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Plain Parakeet sighting in Santos on a given day, based on 850 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is April and May (about 60%).
Can you see a Magnificent Frigatebird in Santos?
Yes
About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Magnificent Frigatebird sighting in Santos on a given day, based on 1,075 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is August–September and December (about 70%).
Can you see a Palm Tanager in Santos?
Yes
About 80% of wildlife watchers report a Palm Tanager sighting in Santos on a given day, based on 1,346 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is May–June, September and November–February (about 80%).
Where in Santos is wildlife easiest to see?
Instituto Gremar · Praia do Tombo
The spot where most wildlife watchers record their sightings is Instituto Gremar · Praia do Tombo (104 bird species recorded), followed by PE Xixová-Japuí and Guarujá · Praia da Enseada. See them on the map.
Is Santos good for wildlife watching?
4.3 out of 5
On the Wallace's Line Score, which rates each city against other cities, Santos gets 4.3/5: 131st of 380 cities worldwide and 27th in South America. 23 of its species are reported by about 40% or more of wildlife watchers on a given day.
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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