Nasua nasua
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In 3 days >90%
The South American coati (Nasua nasua), also known as the ring-tailed coati or brown-nosed coati, is a coati species and a member of the raccoon family (Procyonidae), found in the tropical and subtropical parts of South America. An adult generally weighs from 2–7.2 kg (4.4–15.9 lb) and is 85–113 cm (33–44 in) long, with half of that being its tail. Its color is highly variable and the rings on the tail may be only somewhat visible, but its most distinguishing characteristic is that it lacks the largely white snout (or "nose") of its northern relative, the white-nosed coati.
The South American coati is widespread in tropical and subtropical South America. It occurs in the lowland forests east of the Andes as high as 2,500 m (8,200 ft) from Colombia and The Guianas south to Uruguay and northern Argentina. Nasua nasua occupancy is significantly and negatively related to elevation but positively related to forest cover.
It has been recorded in west Ecuador, and north and west Colombia. In Argentina, it has been recorded in Santa Fe and Salta Provinces. It has been introduced and naturalized on the island of Mallorca, where it is considered an invasive species... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 6 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 7 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Campo Grande | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Maceió | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Very likely
About 80% of wildlife watchers report a South American Coati sighting in Iguaçu National Park on a given day, based on 874 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the most-seen of the 13 mammals we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–April and July–August
In those months about 90% of wildlife watchers report a South American Coati in Iguaçu National Park on a given day, against about 80% in May–June and September–December, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most South American Coati sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate South American Coati sightings, Iguaçu National Park ranks 2nd at about 80%. The best odds are in Iguazú National Park (Argentina, about 90%). All parks ranked.
Same order: Carnivora
The closest relatives of the South American Coati that you can see in Iguaçu National Park (order Carnivora, Carnivorans) are Jaguar (about 10%), Mountain Lion (about 10%) and Ocelot (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the South American Coati is recorded against all the mammals logged in Iguaçu National Park (874 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
