Leontopithecus rosalia
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The golden lion tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia; Portuguese: mico-leão-dourado [ˈmiku leˈɐ̃w do(w)ˈɾadu, - liˈɐ̃w -]), less commonly known as the golden lion marmoset, is a small New World monkey of the family Callitrichidae. Endemic to the Atlantic coastal forests of Brazil, the golden lion tamarin is an endangered species. Its geographic range is entirely within the state of Rio de Janeiro. A 2022/2023 census estimated about 4,800 individuals living in the current primary area of occurrence in the non-coastal area of the São João and Macaé river basins, with unknown but smaller additional numbers in limited coastal forests and to the west of the primary area of occurrence. There is a captive population maintaining about 490 individuals among 150 zoos.
The golden lion tamarin gets its name from its bright reddish-orange pelage and the extra-long hairs around the face and ears, which give it a distinctive mane. Its face is dark and hairless. The bright orange fur of this species does not contain carotenoids, which commonly produce bright orange colors in nature. The golden lion tamarin is the largest of the callitrichid monkeys. It is typically around... Wikipedia →
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Busch Gardens Tampa | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | National Zoological Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | ZooParc de Beauval | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Copenhagen Zoo | 🇩🇰 Denmark | |
| 5 | Dublin Zoo | 🇮🇪 Ireland | |
| 6 | Lisbon Oceanarium | 🇵🇹 Portugal | |
| 7 | Tulsa Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Zoo Pilsen | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 9 | Greensboro Science Center | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Zoobotanic Park of Brusque | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 11 | Zoo Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Toronto Zoo | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 13 | Minnesota Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 14 | Bronx Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 15 | Zoological Garden of Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 16 | Brookfield Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 17 | Kristiansand Zoo and Amusement Park | 🇳🇴 Norway | |
| 18 | Curitiba Zoo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 19 | Milwaukee County Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 20 | Cheyenne Mountain Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 21 | Banham Zoo | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 22 | The Maryland Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 23 | Cape May County Park & Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 24 | São Paulo Zoo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 25 | Audubon Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 26 | Granby Zoo | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 27 | Colchester Zoo | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 28 | Caldwell Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 29 | Woodland Park Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 30 | Dickerson Park Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 31 | Lisbon Zoo | 🇵🇹 Portugal | |
| 32 | Wildlands | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 33 | Allwetterzoo Münster | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 34 | Houston Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 35 | Melbourne Zoo | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 36 | Ystad Djurpark | 🇸🇪 Sweden | |
| 37 | Simba Safari | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 38 | Edmonton Valley Zoo | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 39 | Langenberg Wildlife Park | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | |
| 40 | Zoologischer Garten Magdeburg | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 41 | Fresno Chaffee Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 42 | Zoo Atlanta | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 43 | Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 44 | Łódź Zoo | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 45 | Auckland Zoo | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 46 | Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 47 | Akron Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 48 | El Paso Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 49 | Faunia | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 50 | Riverbanks Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Golden Lion Tamarin sighting in Serra dos Órgãos National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 7th most-seen of the 7 mammals we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, June and September–November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Golden Lion Tamarin in Serra dos Órgãos National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–May, July–August and December, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Golden Lion Tamarin sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Serra dos Órgãos National Park, in our data
Serra dos Órgãos National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Golden Lion Tamarin sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Golden Lion Tamarin is recorded against all the mammals logged in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (6 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.
