Great Blue Heron

Closest Relatives at Channel Islands 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	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	60–70%
2	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	50–60%
3	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	50–60%
4	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	50–60%
5	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	50–60%
6	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
7	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	40–50%
8	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
9	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	40–50%
10	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	40–50%
11	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	30–40%
12	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
13	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
14	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
15	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	20–30%
16	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
17	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
18	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	20–30%
19	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
20	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
21	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
22	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
23	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
24	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
25	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
26	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
27	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
28	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
29	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
30	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
31	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
32	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
33	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	10–20%
34	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
35	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
36	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
37	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	10–20%
38	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
39	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
40	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
41	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
42	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
43	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
44	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
45	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
46	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
47	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
48	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	0–10%
49	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
50	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
51	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
52	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
53	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
54	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
55	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
56	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
57	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
58	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
59	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
60	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
61	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
62	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
63	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
64	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
65	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
66	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
67	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
68	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
69	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
70	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
71	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
72	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
73	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
74	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
75	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
76	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
77	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
78	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
79	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
80	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
81	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
82	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
83	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
84	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
85	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	Insufficient data
86	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
87	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	Insufficient data
88	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
89	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
90	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
91	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
92	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
93	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
94	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	Insufficient data
95	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
96	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	Insufficient data
97	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Great Blue Heron in Channel Islands National Park?

About 49% of visitor-days record a Great Blue Heron sighting in Channel Islands National Park, based on 3480 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Great Blue Heron in Channel Islands National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Great Blue Heron in Channel Islands National Park in our monthly data.