Sunbittern

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	10–20%
2	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	10–20%
3	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	5–10%
4	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	5–10%
5	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	5–10%
6	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	5–10%
7	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
8	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
9	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
10	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	<5%
11	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
12	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
13	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
14	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
15	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
16	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
17	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
18	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
19	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
20	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
21	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
22	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
23	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
24	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
25	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
26	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
27	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
28	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
29	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
30	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
31	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
32	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
33	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
34	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
35	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
36	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
37	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Sunbittern in Amboró National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Sunbittern sighting in Amboró National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Sunbittern in Amboró National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Sunbittern in Amboró National Park in our monthly data.