Green Ibis
Mesembrinibis cayennensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyThreskiornithidae (Ibises and Spoonbills)
- GenusMesembrinibis
- SpeciesMesembrinibis cayennensis (Green Ibis)
Closest Relatives at Arenal Volcano National Park
White Ibis
Eudocimus albus
Roseate Spoonbill
Platalea ajaja
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Fasciated Tiger Heron
Tigrisoma fasciatum
Green Heron
Butorides virescens
Agami Heron
Agamia agami
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Bare-throated Tiger Heron
Tigrisoma mexicanum
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
Boat-billed Heron
Cochlearius cochlearius
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Green Ibis in Arenal Volcano National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Green Ibis sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park, based on 60 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Green Ibis in Arenal Volcano National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Green Ibis in Arenal Volcano National Park in our monthly data.