American Bittern

Closest Relatives at Ciénaga de Zapata

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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	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
2	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
3	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
4	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
5	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
6	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
7	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
8	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
9	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
10	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
11	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
12	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
13	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
14	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
15	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
16	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
17	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
18	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
19	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
20	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
21	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
22	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
23	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
24	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
25	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	Insufficient data
26	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
27	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
28	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data