White-nosed Coati

Q: What are the chances of seeing a White-nosed Coati in Parque Natural Metropolitano?

Likely. About 40% of wildlife watchers report a White-nosed Coati sighting in Parque Natural Metropolitano on a given day, based on 372 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 2nd most-seen of the 15 mammals we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

Q: When is the best time to see a White-nosed Coati in Parque Natural Metropolitano?

April, September and November–January. In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a White-nosed Coati in Parque Natural Metropolitano on a given day, against about 20% in July, the lowest month.

Q: What time of day is best to see a White-nosed Coati?

Between 10 am and 1 pm. Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-nosed 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.

Q: Is Parque Natural Metropolitano the best place to see a White-nosed Coati?

15th of 37. Of the 37 parks where we can rate White-nosed Coati sightings, Parque Natural Metropolitano ranks 15th at about 40%. The best odds are in Tikal National Park (Guatemala, about 90%), Arenal Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 80%) and Palo Verde National Park (Costa Rica, about 80%). All parks ranked.

Q: Where does the White-nosed Coati sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records. It is estimated from how often the White-nosed Coati is recorded against all the mammals logged in Parque Natural Metropolitano (372 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.

Nasua narica

Silhouette: Margot Michaud · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderCarnivora (Carnivorans)
FamilyProcyonidae (Raccoons, Coatis, and Allies)
GenusNasua (Coatis)
SpeciesNasua narica (White-nosed Coati)

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

at Parque Natural Metropolitano

In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%

372 Verified sightings at Parque Natural Metropolitano From 2019 to 2026

5,829 In all 37 parks

November Best month

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

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About the White-nosed Coati

The white-nosed coati (Nasua narica), also known as the coatimundi, is a species of coati and a member of the family Procyonidae (raccoons and their relatives). Local Spanish names for the species include antoon, gato solo, pizote, and tejón, depending upon the region. It weighs about 4–6 kg (8.8–13.2 lb), and the nose-to-tail length of the species is about 110 cm (3.6 ft) with about half of that being the tail length. However, small females can weigh as little as 3.1 kg (6.8 lb), while large males can weigh as much as 9 kg (20 lb).

The white-nosed coati is distributed from as far north as Flagstaff, Arizona, New Mexico, through Mexico, Central America, and the far northwestern region of Colombia near the border with Panama. It inhabits wooded areas in tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests and in tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests at elevations from sea level to 3,000 m (9,800 ft).

Coatis from Cozumel Island have been treated as a separate species, the Cozumel Island coati, but the vast majority of recent authorities treat it as a subspecies, N. narica nelsoni, of the white-nosed coati. They are smaller than white-nosed coatis... Wikipedia →

Sounds

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Mexico · 2017

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Mexico · 2022

Global Distribution

Where it is recorded most Known range (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022)Our parks where it lives Our cities where it livesIn captivity: 78 zoos & centres

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~90%
2	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~80%
3	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~80%
4	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~80%
5	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~80%
6	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~70%
7	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	~60%
8	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~60%
9	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~50%
10	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~50%
11	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~50%
12	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~50%
13	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~50%
14	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~50%
15	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	~40%
16	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~40%
17	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
18	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
19	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~40%
20	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~40%
21	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
22	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
23	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
24	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~40%
25	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	~30%
26	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
27	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
28	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
29	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
30	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
31	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
32	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
33	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
34	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
35	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
36	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
37	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%

Cities Where Found

#	City	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
2	Monterrey	🇲🇽 México	~10%
3	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
4	Guadalajara	🇲🇽 México	<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Prague Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
2	National Zoological Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
3	Leipzig Zoological Garden	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
4	Zürich Zoo	🇨🇭 Switzerland	In captivity
5	North Carolina Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
6	Greensboro Science Center	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
7	Bioparque Estrella	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
8	San Diego Zoo Safari Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
9	Living Desert Zoo and Gardens	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
10	Bronx Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
11	Auto Safari Chapin	🇬🇹 Guatemala	In captivity
12	Ecological Center of Sonora	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
13	Sedgwick County Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
14	Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
15	Phoenix Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
16	Parque Municipal Summit	🇵🇦 Panama	In captivity
17	Parco Natura Viva	🇮🇹 Italy	In captivity
18	Xcaret	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
19	Guadalajara Zoo	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
20	Joya Grande	🇭🇳 Honduras	In captivity
21	Berlin Zoological Garden	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
22	Brevard Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
23	Night Safari	🇸🇬 Singapore	In captivity
24	Zacango Zoo	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
25	Zoologischer Garten Leipzig	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
26	Fort Worth Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
27	Singapore Zoo	🇸🇬 Singapore	In captivity
28	Houston Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
29	Zoológico la pastroa	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
30	Bioparque Municipal Vesty Pakos	🇧🇴 Bolivia	In captivity
31	ABQ BioPark Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
32	Jijamata Udyaan	🇮🇳 India	In captivity
33	Opel-Zoo	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
34	Philadelphia Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
35	Zoologischer Garten Magdeburg	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
36	Chapultepec Zoo	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
37	Fresno Chaffee Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
38	London Zoo	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
39	John Ball Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
40	Monterey Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
41	River Wonders	🇸🇬 Singapore	In captivity
42	Zoologico de Chihuahua	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
43	Safari Masai Mara	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
44	Stone Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
45	UMA "El Palapo"	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
46	Dierenpark Zie-ZOO	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
47	Zoológico Tamatán	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
48	ZooAmerica	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
49	Alameda Park Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
50	Greenville Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity

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Closest Relatives at Parque Natural Metropolitano

Procyon lotor

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Dasyprocta punctata

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Bradypus variegatus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Saguinus geoffroyi

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Odocoileus virginianus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Choloepus hoffmanni

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Alouatta palliata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Sciurus variegatoides

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Tamandua mexicana

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Didelphis marsupialis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Hydrochoerus isthmius

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Aotus zonalis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a White-nosed Coati in Parque Natural Metropolitano?

Likely

About 40% of wildlife watchers report a White-nosed Coati sighting in Parque Natural Metropolitano on a given day, based on 372 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 2nd most-seen of the 15 mammals we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a White-nosed Coati in Parque Natural Metropolitano?

April, September and November–January

In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a White-nosed Coati in Parque Natural Metropolitano on a given day, against about 20% in July, the lowest month.

What time of day is best to see a White-nosed Coati?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-nosed 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.

Is Parque Natural Metropolitano the best place to see a White-nosed Coati?

15th of 37

Of the 37 parks where we can rate White-nosed Coati sightings, Parque Natural Metropolitano ranks 15th at about 40%. The best odds are in Tikal National Park (Guatemala, about 90%), Arenal Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 80%) and Palo Verde National Park (Costa Rica, about 80%). All parks ranked.

Where does the White-nosed Coati sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the White-nosed Coati is recorded against all the mammals logged in Parque Natural Metropolitano (372 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.

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White-nosed Coati

About the White-nosed Coati

Sounds

Recent sightings of White-nosed Coati in Parque Natural Metropolitano

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

Cities Where Found

Zoos & Centres Where Found

Closest Relatives at Parque Natural Metropolitano

Common Raccoon

Central American Agouti

Brown-throated Sloth

Geoffroy’s Tamarin

White-tailed Deer

Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth

Mantled Howler Monkey

Variegated Squirrel

Northern Tamandua

Common Opossum

Lesser Capybara

Panamanian Night Monkey

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a White-nosed Coati in Parque Natural Metropolitano?

When is the best time to see a White-nosed Coati in Parque Natural Metropolitano?

What time of day is best to see a White-nosed Coati?

Is Parque Natural Metropolitano the best place to see a White-nosed Coati?

Where does the White-nosed Coati sighting chance come from?