Utría National Natural Park
🇨🇴 Colombia
Pacific Coast, Colombia 1044 spp. recorded
Utría protects a calm Pacific fjord on the ultra-wet Chocó coast, reached only by boat from Nuquí or Bahía Solano. Its sheltered bay is a globally important humpback-whale nursery and a nesting beach for sea turtles.
5.985° N 77.286° W
🦜 Nature
396 Species sighted
3,887 Verified sightings From 2019 to 2026
Feb Best month
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
+ 804 more species with insufficient data
Recent sightings in Utría National Natural Park
LIVEiNaturalistSounds of Utría National Natural Park
Morning soundscape4:41
Colombia · 2022
© Joost van Bruggen · XC743605 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
Sighting Calendar
How many species you'd see in a day
33Jan
49Feb
35Mar
5.8Apr
32May
5.2Jun
27Jul
36Aug
25Sep
28Oct
34Nov
4.5Dec
Sighting Zones
Warmer areas are where all species together are recorded most often.
-
Sede y Sendas
🏕️ Experience
Essentials
Entrance
Free
Tourism
Low
Typical stay
2–3
daysTrails
Moderate
World Heritage
No
Climate
Temp °C Rain mm
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
0.0 Excellent
Wallace's Line Score
How good is this park for seeing wildlife? 🦜
Biodiversity
Very goodHow rich is the wildlife?
4.5
Species by taxon
🦅 Birds 618
🐒 Mammals 216
🦎 Reptiles 133
🐸 Amphibians 77
1044 Total Species
828 Global average across 316 parks
44 Threatened 55 Endemic
🔭
Sighting
Very goodHow likely to see animals?
3.8
🎯
Top-12 Avg Probability
55% 📊
Coverage (255 species at ≥5% of 1044 in the inventory)
24% 🔀
Taxon variety in top 12 (7 bird, 3 amphibian, 2 reptile)
76% 🔭
Species per 10 outings (distinct species a visitor would meet over 10 outings — effort held equal across parks)
154 🌟
Iconic-group species (≥15%) (every species from the 19 iconic groups — monkeys, cats, toucans, macaws, sloths, crocodilians… — not just the 4 highlighted above)
25 ⭐
High-prob species (>40%)
25 🏕️
Experience
Very goodHow easy and pleasant is the visit?
3.9
Climate Harsh Low
Entrance Free High
Tourism Low High
Trails Moderate Medium
World Heritage No —
What visitors say
When everyone was finished eating, we headed back to the boat and started making our way to the main park when we came across a humpback whale and her newborn calf.
He shows us the birds there, the fish there, the flowers here, and then suddenly a flight of Toucans! (Utria National Park is a great place for birdwatching in Colombia) We really wanted to see them, and there they were!
Before you go
What animals can you see in Utría National Natural Park?
1,044 species
Utría National Natural Park has 1,044 recorded vertebrate species. The ones wildlife watchers report most often on a given day are Condoto Stubfoot Toad (about 70%), Spotted Sandpiper (about 60%), Chocó Poison Dart Frog (about 60%), Western Basilisk (about 60%) and Great-tailed Grackle (about 60%). Among mammals, the most-seen is Humpback Whale (about 40%).
When is the best time to visit Utría National Natural Park for wildlife?
February
In that month the park's 12 most-seen species average about 70% on a given day, against about 40% in July. That is one of Utría National Natural Park's driest months, with about 270 mm of rain against 710 mm in October.
Can you see a Humpback Whale in Utría National Natural Park?
Yes
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Humpback Whale sighting in Utría National Natural Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is September (about 70%).
Can you see a Chocó Poison Dart Frog in Utría National Natural Park?
Yes
About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Chocó Poison Dart Frog sighting in Utría National Natural Park on a given day, based on 115 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is February, April, June, August–September and December (about 70%).
Can you see a Chocó Toucan in Utría National Natural Park?
Yes
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Chocó Toucan sighting in Utría National Natural Park on a given day, based on 58 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is May (about 70%).
Is Utría National Natural Park good for wildlife watching?
4.0 out of 5
On the Wallace's Line Score, Utría National Natural Park rates 4.0/5: 114th of 316 parks worldwide and 16th in South America. 31 of its species are reported by about 40% or more of wildlife watchers on a given day.
.jpg/330px-Darien_Gap_on_Pacific_Coast_of_Panama_-_panoramio_(3).jpg)
