Pinnated Bittern

Closest Relatives at Caroni Swamp

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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	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 Caroni Swamp?

About 1% of visitor-days record a Pinnated Bittern sighting in Caroni Swamp, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Pinnated Bittern in Caroni Swamp?

September has the highest sighting rate for Pinnated Bittern in Caroni Swamp in our monthly data.