Pinnated Bittern

Pinnated Bittern

Botaurus pinnatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Bastimentos Island National Marine Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
0–10%
2 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
0–10%
3 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
4 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
<5%
5 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
6 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
7 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
8 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
9 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
10 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
11 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
12 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
13 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
14 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
15 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
16 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
17 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Pinnated Bittern in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park?

About 1% of visitor-days record a Pinnated Bittern sighting in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park, based on 26 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Pinnated Bittern in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Pinnated Bittern in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park in our monthly data.

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