American Bittern

Closest Relatives at Big Bend National Park

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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	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
2	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
3	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
4	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
5	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
6	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
7	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
8	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
9	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
10	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
11	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
12	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
13	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
14	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
15	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
16	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
17	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
18	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
19	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
20	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
21	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
22	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
23	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
24	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
25	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	Insufficient data
26	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
27	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
28	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a American Bittern in Big Bend National Park?

About 0% of visitor-days record a American Bittern sighting in Big Bend National Park, based on 18 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see American Bittern in Big Bend National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for American Bittern in Big Bend National Park in our monthly data.