Rufescent Tiger Heron
Tigrisoma lineatum
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyArdeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)
- GenusTigrisoma (Neotropical Tiger-Herons)
- SpeciesTigrisoma lineatum (Rufescent Tiger Heron)
Closest Relatives at Chapada Diamantina National Park
Pinnated Bittern
Botaurus pinnatus
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Whistling Heron
Syrigma sibilatrix
Striated Heron
Butorides striata
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Cocoi Heron
Ardea cocoi
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Bare-faced Ibis
Phimosus infuscatus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ 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
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Rufescent Tiger Heron in Chapada Diamantina National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Rufescent Tiger Heron sighting in Chapada Diamantina National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Rufescent Tiger Heron in Chapada Diamantina National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Rufescent Tiger Heron in Chapada Diamantina National Park in our monthly data.