Where to see

Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Keoladeo National Park leads · 26 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Black-crowned Night Heron during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#	Park	Country	Sighting
1	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	50–60%
2	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	40–50%
3	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	40–50%
4	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
5	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
6	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	30–40%
7	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	30–40%
8	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	30–40%
9	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	30–40%
10	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
11	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	30–40%
12	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
13	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
14	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	20–30%
15	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	20–30%
16	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	20–30%
17	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	20–30%
18	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	20–30%
19	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	10–20%
20	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	10–20%
21	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	10–20%
22	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
23	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	10–20%
24	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	10–20%
25	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	10–20%

Quick answers

Which is the best park to see a Black-crowned Night Heron?

Keoladeo National Park (India) — about 59% of wildlife watchers report a Black-crowned Night Heron sighting there, the highest of the 26 parks in our data.

Where else can I see a Black-crowned Night Heron?

Niokolo-Koba National Park (about 44%), Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas (about 42%), Channel Islands National Park (about 38%) are the next best options.