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Emas National Park
🇧🇷 Brazil
Cerrado, Brazil 955 spp. recorded
Emas National Park lies in the heart of Brazil’s Cerrado, a tropical savanna of scattered trees, tall grasses and seasonally flooded wetlands. The landscape stretches across rolling plateaus and open grasslands, intersected by shallow rivers that create patches of gallery forest.
-18.132° S 52.921° W
🦜 Nature
405 Species sighted
12,560 Verified sightings From 2019 to 2026
Oct Best month
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
⭐ Iconic Species
🌙 Most active after dark
+ 704 more species with insufficient data
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Recent sightings in Emas National Park
LIVEiNaturalistSighting Calendar
How many species you'd see in a day
9.5Jan
7.4Feb
47Mar
7Apr
57May
57Jun
52Jul
55Aug
59Sep
60Oct
55Nov
11Dec
Sighting Zones
Warmer areas are where all species together are recorded most often.
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PARNA das Emas
Daily sight. prob.vs avg -
18.316° S, 52.899° W
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South park edge
Daily sight. prob.vs avg
Maned Wolf~90%+10%
Big-eared Woolly Bat~80%+60%
South American Tapir~80%+20%
Argentine Black-and-white Tegu~80%+20%
Crab-eating Fox~50%-10%
Six-banded Armadillo~50%+10%
Marsh Deer~50%+30%
Fuscous-blotched Snouted Tree Frog~50%+30%
Pampas Deer~50%-20%
Blue-and-yellow Macaw~50%-40%
Blue-black Grassquit~40%-30%
Peach-fronted Parakeet~40%-40%
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18.123° S, 52.908° W
Daily sight. prob.vs avg- Argentine Black-and-white Tegu~80%+20%
- Crab-eating Fox~80%+20%
Cerrado Lancehead~70%+20%- Blue-black Grassquit~70%≈
Urutu Lancehead~60%+30%
Neotropical Rattlesnake~60%+10%
Boa Constrictor~60%+20%- Six-banded Armadillo~50%+10%
Azara's Agouti~50%+10%
Brazilian Green Racer~50%+20%- Pampas Deer~50%-20%
Lesser Long-nosed Armadillo~40%+20%
🏕️ Experience
Essentials
Climate
Temp °C Rain mm
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0.0 World-class
Wallace's Line Score
How good is this park for seeing wildlife? 🦜
Biodiversity
Very goodHow rich is the wildlife?
4.5
Species by taxon
🦅 Birds 550
🐒 Mammals 185
🦎 Reptiles 160
🐸 Amphibians 60
955 Total Species
828 Global average across 316 parks
33 Threatened 54 Endemic
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Sighting
ExcellentHow likely to see animals?
5.0
🎯
Top-12 Avg Probability
73% 📊
Coverage (254 species at ≥5% of 955 in the inventory)
27% 🔀
Taxon variety in top 12 (9 bird, 3 mammal)
50% 🔭
Species per 10 outings (distinct species a visitor would meet over 10 outings — effort held equal across parks)
159 🌟
Iconic-group species (≥15%) (every species from the 19 iconic groups — monkeys, cats, toucans, macaws, sloths, crocodilians… — not just the 4 highlighted above)
30 ⭐
High-prob species (>40%)
57 🏕️
Experience
ExcellentHow easy and pleasant is the visit?
5.0
Climate Pleasant High
Entrance Free High
Tourism Low High
Trails Easy High
World Heritage Yes Bonus
What visitors say
I saw 25 species of mammals (and a huge variety of >200 bird species), with most of these being incredibly unique animals that I have wanted to see for a very long time including Jaguar, Puma, Ocelot, Maned Wolf, Tapir, Armadillo and Giant Anteater!
But we managed to see tapirs and maned wolves, so it was a success!
In this study, we tested the potential effects of the environment and space that may determine the distribution of tadpoles in aquatic habitats located at Emas National Park.
Before you go
What animals can you see in Emas National Park?
955 species
Emas National Park has 955 recorded vertebrate species. The ones wildlife watchers report most often on a given day are Blue-and-yellow Macaw (about 80%), Peach-fronted Parakeet (about 80%), Curl-crested Jay (about 80%), Maned Wolf (about 70%) and Black-throated Saltator (about 70%). Among reptiles, the most-seen is Argentine Black-and-white Tegu (about 60%); among amphibians, Fuscous-blotched Snouted Tree Frog (about 20%).
When is the best time to visit Emas National Park for wildlife?
Any time of year
Wildlife is about as easy to see all year: the park's 12 most-seen species average about 70% on a given day in every month with enough records. The driest month is July (almost no rain) and the wettest January (about 190 mm).
Can you see a Maned Wolf in Emas National Park?
Yes
About 70% of wildlife watchers report a Maned Wolf sighting in Emas National Park on a given day, based on 94 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is March–May and July–September (about 80%).
Can you see a Greater Rhea in Emas National Park?
Yes
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Greater Rhea sighting in Emas National Park on a given day, based on 141 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is May (about 70%).
Can you see a Giant Anteater in Emas National Park?
Yes
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Giant Anteater sighting in Emas National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is March, June–July and December (about 30%).
Can you see a Pampas Deer in Emas National Park?
Yes
About 70% of wildlife watchers report a Pampas Deer sighting in Emas National Park on a given day, based on 74 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is May–July and November (about 80%).
Where in Emas National Park is wildlife easiest to see?
Around PARNA das Emas
The richest sighting zone is around PARNA das Emas, followed by South park edge, ranked by how many of the park's headline animals visitors can expect to see in each. See the zones on the map.
Is Emas National Park good for wildlife watching?
4.8 out of 5
On the Wallace's Line Score, Emas National Park rates 4.8/5: 14th of 316 parks worldwide and 2nd in South America. 67 of its species are reported by about 40% or more of wildlife watchers on a given day.
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