Chinese Pond Heron

Closest Relatives at Cat Tien National Park

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	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	40–50%
2	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	30–40%
3	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	20–30%
4	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	20–30%
5	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	10–20%
6	Ba Be National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	10–20%
7	Khao Luang National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	0–10%
8	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	0–10%
9	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	<5%
10	Kerinci Seblat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	Insufficient data
11	Jiuzhaigou National Park	🇨🇳 China	Insufficient data
12	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	Insufficient data
13	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	Insufficient data
14	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	Insufficient data
15	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Chinese Pond Heron in Cat Tien National Park?

About 41% of visitor-days record a Chinese Pond Heron sighting in Cat Tien National Park, based on 532 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Chinese Pond Heron in Cat Tien National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Chinese Pond Heron in Cat Tien National Park in our monthly data.