Green Heron
Butorides virescens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyArdeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)
- GenusButorides (Green-backed Herons)
- SpeciesButorides virescens (Green Heron)
Closest Relatives at Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
Agami Heron
Agamia agami
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Boat-billed Heron
Cochlearius cochlearius
Bare-throated Tiger Heron
Tigrisoma mexicanum
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Nyctanassa violacea
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
White Ibis
Eudocimus albus
📅 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 Green Heron in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Green Heron sighting in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 17 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Green Heron in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary?
October has the highest sighting rate for Green Heron in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary in our monthly data.