American Bittern
Botaurus lentiginosus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyArdeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)
- GenusBotaurus (Bitterns)
- SpeciesBotaurus lentiginosus (American Bittern)
Closest Relatives at Channel Islands National Park
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Nyctanassa violacea
Green Heron
Butorides virescens
Reddish Egret
Egretta rufescens
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
White-faced Ibis
Plegadis chihi
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of American Bittern at Channel Islands National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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