Caroni Swamp

🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago

🐦 Scarlet Ibis Flood the Evening Roost
🌍 #183 Global · 3.5 ★★★★★ ★★★★★ #31 in Central America #86 in Tropical Forest
Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago 717 spp. recorded

Caroni Swamp is a tropical wetland in Trinidad, part of a mangrove forest with tidal channels and mudflats. It differs from a rainforest hill park because water dominates the landscape, creating brackish pools and reed beds.

10.587° N   61.460° W

Wildlife

SIGHTING PROBABILITY Share of citizen-science records from the park that report this species
<5%
Rare5–20%
With luck20–40%
Possible40–70%
Likely>70%
Very likely
ACTIVITY PATTERN
☀️ Diurnal 🌙 Nocturnal 🌅 Crepuscular ☀️🌙 Day & Night

⭐ Iconic Species

Scarlet Ibis ★
LC

Scarlet Ibis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eudocimus ruber

80–90% · Very likely
Dormilona ★
LC

Dormilona

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Corallus ruschenbergerii

80–90% · Very likely
Northeastern Silky Anteater ★
LC

Northeastern Silky Anteater

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Cyclopes didactylus

60–70% · Likely
Common Caiman ★
LC

Common Caiman

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Caiman crocodilus

60–70% · Likely

📊 Most Spotted

Little Blue Heron
LC

Little Blue Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Egretta caerulea

80–90% · Very likely
Tricolored Heron
LC

Tricolored Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Egretta tricolor

80–90% · Very likely
Snowy Egret
LC

Snowy Egret

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Egretta thula

80–90% · Very likely
Great Egret
LC Endemic

Great Egret

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ardea alba

70–80% · Very likely
American Flamingo
LC

American Flamingo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoenicopterus ruber

70–80% · Very likely
Spotted Sandpiper
LC

Spotted Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Actitis macularius

60–70% · Likely
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
LC Endemic

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nyctanassa violacea

60–70% · Likely
Striated Heron
LC

Striated Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Butorides striata

60–70% · Likely
Tropical Screech-Owl
LC Endemic

Tropical Screech-Owl

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Megascops choliba

50–60% · Likely
Straight-billed Woodcreeper
LC Endemic

Straight-billed Woodcreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Xiphorhynchus picus

50–60% · Likely
Proboscis Bat
LC

Proboscis Bat

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Rhynchonycteris naso

50–60% · Likely
Osprey
LC

Osprey

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pandion haliaetus

50–60% · Likely

⭐ Iconic Species

Northeastern Silky Anteater ★
LC

Northeastern Silky Anteater

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Cyclopes didactylus

60–70% · Likely

📊 Most Spotted

Proboscis Bat
LC

Proboscis Bat

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Rhynchonycteris naso

50–60% · Likely
Crab-eating Raccoon
LC

Crab-eating Raccoon

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Procyon cancrivorus

Insufficient data
Greater Bulldog Bat
LC

Greater Bulldog Bat

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Noctilio leporinus

Insufficient data
Pallas' Free-tailed Bat
LC

Pallas' Free-tailed Bat

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Molossus molossus

Insufficient data

⭐ Iconic Species

Scarlet Ibis ★
LC

Scarlet Ibis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eudocimus ruber

80–90% · Very likely

📊 Most Spotted

Little Blue Heron
LC

Little Blue Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Egretta caerulea

80–90% · Very likely
Tricolored Heron
LC

Tricolored Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Egretta tricolor

80–90% · Very likely
Snowy Egret
LC

Snowy Egret

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Egretta thula

80–90% · Very likely
Great Egret
LC Endemic

Great Egret

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ardea alba

70–80% · Very likely
American Flamingo
LC

American Flamingo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoenicopterus ruber

70–80% · Very likely
Spotted Sandpiper
LC

Spotted Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Actitis macularius

60–70% · Likely
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
LC Endemic

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nyctanassa violacea

60–70% · Likely
Striated Heron
LC

Striated Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Butorides striata

60–70% · Likely
Tropical Screech-Owl
LC Endemic

Tropical Screech-Owl

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Megascops choliba

50–60% · Likely
Straight-billed Woodcreeper
LC Endemic

Straight-billed Woodcreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Xiphorhynchus picus

50–60% · Likely
Osprey
LC

Osprey

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pandion haliaetus

50–60% · Likely
Tropical Kingbird
LC

Tropical Kingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tyrannus melancholicus

50–60% · Likely

⭐ Iconic Species

Dormilona ★
LC

Dormilona

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Corallus ruschenbergerii

80–90% · Very likely
Common Caiman ★
LC

Common Caiman

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Caiman crocodilus

60–70% · Likely

📊 Most Spotted

Bronze Anole
LC

Bronze Anole

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Anolis aeneus

30–40% · Possible
Green Iguana
LC

Green Iguana

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Iguana iguana

20–30% · Possible
Trinidad Ameiva
LC

Trinidad Ameiva

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Ameiva atrigularis

20–30% · Possible
Watts' Anole

Watts' Anole

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Anolis wattsii

Insufficient data
Common House Gecko
LC Endemic

Common House Gecko

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Hemidactylus frenatus

Insufficient data
Mangrove Snake
LC

Mangrove Snake

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Erythrolamprus cobella

Insufficient data
Oliver's Parrot Snake
LC

Oliver's Parrot Snake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Leptophis coeruleodorsus

Insufficient data
Rutherford's Vine Snake

Rutherford's Vine Snake

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Oxybelis rutherfordi

Insufficient data
Red-tailed Boa
LC

Red-tailed Boa

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Boa constrictor

Insufficient data
Mountain Keelback
LC

Mountain Keelback

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Helicops angulatus

Insufficient data
Greater Windward Skink
LC

Greater Windward Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Copeoglossum aurae

Insufficient data
Pond Slider

Pond Slider

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Trachemys scripta

Insufficient data

📊 Most Spotted

Red Snouted Tree Frog
LC

Red Snouted Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Scinax ruber

Insufficient data
Paradoxical Frog
LC

Paradoxical Frog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Pseudis paradoxa

Insufficient data
Golden Treefrog

Golden Treefrog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Phytotriades auratus

Insufficient data
Eastern Cane Toad
LC

Eastern Cane Toad

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Rhinella marina

Insufficient data
Maracaibo Basin Tree Frog
LC

Maracaibo Basin Tree Frog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Scarthyla vigilans

Insufficient data

Animal Events

🐦

Scarlet Ibis Evening Roost

OctNovDecJanFebMar

Thousands of Scarlet Ibis stream in at sunset to roost on the mangrove islands

Scarlet Ibis
LC

Scarlet Ibis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eudocimus ruber

80–90% · Very likely
🦩

American Flamingo Colony

MayNovDec

A flamingo colony established in the swamp around 2016 and now breeds there, feeding on the open mudflats

American Flamingo
LC

American Flamingo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoenicopterus ruber

70–80% · Very likely
🐦

Northern Migrant Season

OctNovDecJanFebMar

North American shorebirds and warblers winter in the Ramsar-listed wetland during the northern non-breeding season

Spotted Sandpiper
LC

Spotted Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Actitis macularius

60–70% · Likely
American Redstart
LC

American Redstart

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga ruticilla

20–30% · Possible
Northern Waterthrush
LC

Northern Waterthrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Parkesia noveboracensis

40–50% · Likely

Sighting Calendar

Chance of spotting each species, month by month

Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Species Total
70–80
60–70
60–70
60–70
60–70
60–70
60–70
60–70
60–70
60–70
70–80
70–80
Scarlet Ibis
80–90
70–80
80–90
70–80
80–90
80–90
70–80
70–80
70–80
90–100
90–100
90–100
Dormilona
90–100
80–90
90–100
80–90
80–90
70–80
70–80
80–90
80–90
80–90
80–90
90–100
Northeastern Silky Anteater
70–80
70–80
80–90
60–70
70–80
40–50
60–70
30–40
60–70
40–50
50–60
60–70
Common Caiman
50–60
60–70
60–70
40–50
70–80
70–80
60–70
50–60
50–60
40–50
70–80
60–70
Little Blue Heron
90–100
70–80
80–90
80–90
80–90
90–100
90–100
80–90
70–80
70–80
80–90
90–100
Tricolored Heron
80–90
70–80
70–80
80–90
80–90
80–90
80–90
80–90
80–90
80–90
80–90
90–100
Snowy Egret
80–90
60–70
70–80
80–90
80–90
70–80
70–80
80–90
70–80
80–90
80–90
90–100
Great Egret
80–90
70–80
80–90
80–90
70–80
60–70
50–60
70–80
70–80
70–80
70–80
80–90
American Flamingo
60–70
60–70
70–80
70–80
80–90
70–80
70–80
60–70
60–70
40–50
80–90
80–90
Spotted Sandpiper
60–70
50–60
50–60
60–70
40–50
20–30
60–70
50–60
40–50
50–60
70–80
80–90
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
50–60
30–40
50–60
70–80
60–70
70–80
70–80
50–60
50–60
50–60
50–60
80–90
Striated Heron
50–60
40–50
40–50
50–60
40–50
60–70
40–50
60–70
60–70
70–80
80–90
60–70
Tropical Screech-Owl
50–60
50–60
60–70
60–70
60–70
70–80
60–70
40–50
50–60
50–60
60–70
40–50
Straight-billed Woodcreeper
50–60
40–50
30–40
50–60
50–60
50–60
70–80
30–40
40–50
40–50
60–70
70–80
Proboscis Bat
70–80
60–70
50–60
40–50
20–30
50–60
50–60
50–60
50–60
30–40
40–50
60–70
Osprey
70–80
60–70
50–60
40–50
30–40
30–40
40–50
20–30
50–60
50–60
40–50
70–80
Animal Events
🐦 Scarlet Ibis Evening Roost
🦩 American Flamingo Colony
🐦 Northern Migrant Season

Sighting Zones

Warm areas are where all species together are recorded most, so they track where people go as much as where animals are. For one species, see the map on its own page.

0.0 ★★★★★ ★★★★★ Good
🐦 Scarlet Ibis Flood the Evening Roost

Where Wildlife Score

How good is this park for seeing wildlife?
🦜

Biodiversity

Good

How rich is the wildlife?

4.3 Global avg
3.9 ★★★★★ ★★★★★
Species by taxon
🦅 Birds
439
🐒 Mammals
151
🦎 Reptiles
98
🐸 Amphibians
29
717 Total Species
850 Global average across 296 parks
22 Threatened 46 Endemic
🔭

Sighting

Very good

How likely to see animals?

3.6 Global avg
3.5 ★★★★★ ★★★★★
🎯
Top-12 Avg Probability
62% Global avg
74%
📊
Coverage (131 species at ≥5% of 717 in the inventory)
24% Global avg
18%
🔀
Taxon variety in top 12 (9 bird, 2 reptile, 1 mammal)
46% Global avg
54%
🔭
Species per 10 outings (distinct species a visitor would meet over 10 outings — effort held equal across parks)
134 Global avg
95
🌟
Iconic-group species (≥15%) (every species from the 19 iconic groups — monkeys, cats, toucans, macaws, sloths, crocodilians… — not just the 4 highlighted above)
15 Global avg
6
⭐
High-prob species (>40%)
27 Global avg
24

Quick answers

What animals can you see in Caroni Swamp?

The most likely sightings are Dormilona (seen by 80–90% of wildlife watchers), Little Blue Heron (seen by 80–90% of wildlife watchers), Scarlet Ibis (seen by 80–90% of wildlife watchers), Tricolored Heron (seen by 80–90% of wildlife watchers), Snowy Egret (seen by 80–90% of wildlife watchers) — among 717 recorded vertebrate species, based on citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to visit Caroni Swamp for wildlife?

December has the highest combined sighting rate for the park's top species in our month-by-month GBIF data. The full sighting calendar on this page shows each species' best months.

Can you see Scarlet Ibis in Caroni Swamp?

Yes — about 86% of wildlife watchers report a Scarlet Ibis sighting in Caroni Swamp, based on 385 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Can you see Dormilona in Caroni Swamp?

Yes — about 87% of wildlife watchers report a Dormilona sighting in Caroni Swamp, based on 78 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Can you see Northeastern Silky Anteater in Caroni Swamp?

Yes — about 68% of wildlife watchers report a Northeastern Silky Anteater sighting in Caroni Swamp, based on 33 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Can you see Common Caiman in Caroni Swamp?

Yes — about 63% of wildlife watchers report a Common Caiman sighting in Caroni Swamp, based on 27 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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