Lycalopex gymnocercus
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In 3 days ~70% in a week >90%
The Pampas fox (Lycalopex gymnocercus), also known as the grey pampean fox, Pampas zorro, Azara's fox, or Azara's zorro (in Guaraní also called aguará chaí, anglicized as aguarachay, in Portuguese also called graxaim ([ɡɾaʃaˈĩ]), is a medium-sized zorro, or "false" fox, native to the South American Pampas. Azara in some of its alternative common names is a reference to Spanish naturalist Félix de Azara.
The Pampas fox resembles the culpeo or Andean fox in appearance and size, but has a proportionately wider snout, reddish fur on the head and neck, and a black mark on the muzzle. Its short, dense fur is grey over most of the body, with a black line running down the back and onto the tail, and pale, almost white, underparts. The ears are triangular, broad, and relatively large, and are reddish on the outer surface and white on the inner surface. The inner surfaces of the legs are similar in color to the underparts, while the outer surface is reddish on the fore limbs, and grey on the hind limbs; the lower hind limb also bears a distinctive black spot. Adults range from 51 to 80 cm (20 to 31 in) in body length, and weigh 2.4 to 8.0 kg (5.3 to 17.6 lb); males are about... Wikipedia →
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 2 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Torres del Paine National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 5 | Península Valdés | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | Tierra del Fuego National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mendoza | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Cordoba | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bioparque "Washington Rodriguez Piquinela" | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | |
| 2 | Parque Ecológico de São Carlos | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Reserva de Fauna y Flora Pan de Azúcar | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | |
| 4 | Granja los Pibes | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Zoologico Mundo Andino - Tipon | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Pampas Fox sighting in Península Valdés on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 9th most-seen of the 12 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.
May and December
In those months about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Pampas Fox in Península Valdés on a given day, against under 5% in August and October, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pampas Fox sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Pampas Fox sightings, Península Valdés ranks 5th at about 40%. The best odds are in Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park (Chile, about 90%), El Palmar National Park (Argentina, about 50%) and Iberá National Park (Argentina, about 50%). All parks ranked.
Same order: Carnivora
The closest relatives of the Pampas Fox that you can see in Península Valdés (order Carnivora, Carnivorans) are Southern Elephant Seal (about 90%), Southern Sea Lion (about 80%) and Humboldt's Hog-nosed Skunk (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pampas Fox is recorded against all the mammals logged in Península Valdés (17 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.
