Mazama americana
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The red brocket (Mazama americana) is a species of brocket deer from forests in South America, ranging from northern Argentina to Colombia and the Guianas. It also occurs on the Caribbean island of Trinidad (it also occurred on the island of Tobago until very recent historical times, but has been extirpated there).
It formerly included the Central American red brocket (M. temama) and sometimes the Yucatan brown brocket (M. pandora) as subspecies. Considerable taxonomic confusion still exists for the populations remaining in the red brocket. Pending a solution to this, it has been evaluated as data deficient by the IUCN, though as presently defined, it is the most widespread species of brocket. It is sympatric with the smaller Amazonian brown brocket over much of its range (the latter tends to have significantly lower population densities). The karyotype of the red brocket was initially described as having 2n = 68, FN = 74, and more recently as having 2n varying from 48 to 54 and FN varying from 54 to 56. This variability may indicate the presence of unrecognized species in the population.
Its body is reddish-brown in color, with a lighter grayish-brown... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 2 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China | |
| 2 | Ukumarí Biopark | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Bioparque Municipal Vesty Pakos | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 4 | Senda Verde (Wildlife Sanctuary) | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 5 | Parque de las Leyendas | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 6 | Bioparque Los Ocarros | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Zoo. La Isla del Tapir | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 8 | Refugio Silvestre Yanacocha | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 9 | Yanacocha Animal Rescue Centre | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 10 | Barbados Wildlife Reserve | 🇧🇧 Barbados | |
| 11 | Emperor Valley Zoo | 🇹🇹 Trinidad & Tobago | |
| 12 | Agroflori Parque de las Aves | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 13 | Fundação Zoobotânica de Marabá | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 14 | Wiwa Quito | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
No species of the same family or order lives in Tambopata National Reserve, so these are its closest relatives here: other mammals.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Red Brocket sighting in Tambopata National Reserve on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 16th most-seen of the 28 mammals we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Red Brocket in Tambopata National Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in January, March and September–October, the lowest months. That is one of Tambopata National Reserve's driest months, with about 45 mm of rain against 420 mm in February.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red Brocket sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
4th of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Red Brocket sightings, Tambopata National Reserve ranks 4th at about 20%. The best odds are in Brownsberg Nature Park (Suriname, about 30%), Yasuní National Park (Ecuador, about 20%) and Manu National Park (Peru, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red Brocket is recorded against all the mammals logged in Tambopata National Reserve (15 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.
