Pudu puda
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The southern pudu (Pudu puda, Mapudungun püdü or püdu, Spanish: pudú, Spanish pronunciation: [puˈðu]) is a species of South American deer native to the Valdivian temperate forests of south-central Chile and adjacent Argentina. It is classified as Near Threatened in the IUCN Red List.
The southern pudu is characterized by being the third smallest deer in the world. It is slightly larger than its sister species, the northern pudu and Pudella carlae, being 35 to 45 cm (14 to 18 in) tall at the shoulder and weighs 6.4 to 13.4 kg (14 to 30 lb). The antlers of the southern pudu grow to be 5.3 to 9 cm (2.1 to 3.5 in) long and tend to curve back, somewhat like a mountain goat. Its coat is a dark chestnut-brown, and tends to tuft in the front, covering the antlers.
The southern pudu lives in forests, including both mature and disturbed forests, typically with a dense understory, but it does nevertheless prefer open spaces with rich vegetation for feeding. It is found at lower elevations than its sister species, from sea level to 1,700 m (5,600 ft) elevation. In the Chilean Coast Range the pudu is found in primary and secondary broadleaf evergreen and... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile |
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| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Zoological Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Aquarium du palais de la Porte Dorée | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | San Diego Zoo Safari Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Nashville Zoo at Grassmere | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Banham Zoo | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 6 | Dallas Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Toledo Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Woodland Park Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Edinburgh Zoo | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 11 | Temaikén | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 12 | Memphis Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 13 | Buin Zoo | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 14 | Queens Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 15 | Buttonwood Park Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 16 | Prospect Park Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 17 | Zoológico de Concepción | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 18 | Brandywine Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 19 | Miller Park Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 20 | Agroflori Parque de las Aves | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 21 | Aquamundo | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 22 | akwarium warszawskiego ZOO | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 23 | Réserve Zoologique de Calviac | 🇫🇷 France |
No species of the same family or order lives in Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park, so these are its closest relatives here: other mammals.
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Pudú sighting in Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 4th most-seen of the 6 mammals we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Pudú in Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–June and September–October, the lowest months. That is one of Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park's wettest months, with about 420 mm of rain against 85 mm in February.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Southern Pudú 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.
Only Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park, in our data
Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Southern Pudú sightings: about 30% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Southern Pudú is recorded against all the mammals logged in Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park (22 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.
