Where to see

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

Nyctanassa violacea

Caroni Swamp leads · 16 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

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

#	Park	Country	Sighting
1	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	60–70%
2	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	50–60%
3	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	30–40%
4	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
5	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
6	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
7	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
8	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	20–30%
9	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
10	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
11	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
12	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
13	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
14	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
15	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	10–20%
16	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%

Quick answers

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

Caroni Swamp (Trinidad and Tobago) — about 61% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-crowned Night-Heron sighting there, the highest of the 16 parks in our data.

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

Utría National Natural Park (about 51%), Machalilla National Park (about 33%), Celestún Biosphere Reserve (about 31%) are the next best options.