Wildlife of Serra da Canastra National Park
national park · Brazil
Serra da Canastra National Park is a national park in Brazil covering about 1,979 km². Our database links 7 mammals and 413 birds species to it.
What wildlife can you see at Serra da Canastra National Park?
At least 7 mammal and 413 bird species are recorded at Serra da Canastra National Park (GBIF records and our guides; small mammals and bats are under-recorded). Species visitors look for include Maned Wolf, Giant Anteater and Puma.
Species to look for
Mammals most often recorded
- Maned Wolf 30 rec.
- Black-fronted Titi 4 rec.
- Giant Anteater 4 rec.
- Delicate Vesper Mouse 4 rec.
- Big Lutrine Opossum 3 rec.
- Pampas Deer 3 rec.
- Puma · listed by our guide
Birds most often recorded
- Rufous-collared Sparrow 1,462 rec.
- Crested Caracara 1,263 rec.
- Saffron Finch 1,230 rec.
- Chalk-browed Mockingbird 1,198 rec.
- White-rumped Monjita 1,195 rec.
- Picazuro Pigeon 1,156 rec.
- Blue-and-white Swallow 1,129 rec.
- Campo Flicker 1,062 rec.
- Crested Black-Tyrant 1,050 rec.
- Southern Rough-winged Swallow 986 rec.
- Grassland Sparrow 949 rec.
- Toco Toucan 922 rec.
- Cock-tailed Tyrant 921 rec.
- Peach-fronted Parakeet 920 rec.
- Burnished-buff Tanager 891 rec.
- White-eyed Parakeet 886 rec.
- White-vented Violetear 844 rec.
- Wedge-tailed Grass-Finch 822 rec.
- Pale-breasted Thrush 815 rec.
- Blue-black Grassquit 814 rec.
- Sayaca Tanager 801 rec.
- White-tailed Hawk 787 rec.
- Plumbeous Seedeater 779 rec.
- Black Vulture 779 rec.
- Chopi Blackbird 777 rec.
- Great Kiskadee 757 rec.
- Yellow-rumped Marshbird 736 rec.
- Scaled Dove 693 rec.
- White-collared Swift 682 rec.
- Red-legged Seriema 680 rec.
383 more birds on the full list.
Nearby wildlife sites
- Área de Proteção Especial Córrego Feio e Fundo 75 km · 65 species
1 species are listed for this place by our own guides.
GBIF download for Brazil: doi:10.15468/dl.2u5zep.
Data last updated 2026-11-05. Species–place links come from GBIF occurrence downloads (GBIF.org) matched to protected-area boundaries from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and other open boundary sources, plus places listed by our own guides. Record counts are what has been reported to GBIF, not population sizes. Reptiles and amphibians are never shown at park level. How this database works · Data sources and limits.