Alouatta caraya
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In 3 days ~70% in a week >90%
The black howler (Alouatta caraya) or black-and-gold howler, is among the largest New World monkeys and a member of the Alouatta genus. The black howler is distributed in areas of South America such as Paraguay, southern Brazil, eastern Bolivia, northern Argentina, and Uruguay. This species is sexually dimorphic, with adult males having entirely black fur and adult females and babies of both sexes having an overall golden colouring; which emphasizes black-and-gold in the name. The IUCN Red List has classed the black howler as Near Threatened as a result of a recent population reduction due to a variety of human-caused factors.
The black howler is one of nine species of the Alouatta genus that have been identified and is in the Atelidae family. Because of this species' sexual dimorphism, the taxon for the black howler has been distinguished. Alouatta caraya
Alouatta pigra Alouatta seniculus Alouatta arctoidea Alouatta sara Alouatta macconnelli Alouatta guariba Alouatta belzebul Alouatta palliata Black howlers are sexually dimorphic, the male and the female are distinguishable due to the difference in their fur coatings. As... Wikipedia →
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goiânia | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
No species of the same family or order lives in Iberá National Park, so these are its closest relatives here: other mammals.
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Black Howler sighting in Iberá National Park on a given day, based on 146 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 5th most-seen of the 13 mammals we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March, May and September
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Black Howler in Iberá National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June, the lowest month.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black Howler sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Black Howler sightings, Iberá National Park ranks 3rd at about 40%. The best odds are in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas (Brazil, about 70%) and El Impenetrable National Park (Argentina, about 40%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black Howler is recorded against all the mammals logged in Iberá National Park (146 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.
