Fasciated Tiger Heron
Tigrisoma fasciatum
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyArdeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)
- GenusTigrisoma (Neotropical Tiger-Herons)
- SpeciesTigrisoma fasciatum (Fasciated Tiger Heron)
Closest Relatives at Darién National Park
Rufescent Tiger Heron
Tigrisoma lineatum
Bare-throated Tiger Heron
Tigrisoma mexicanum
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
Cocoi Heron
Ardea cocoi
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Striated Heron
Butorides striata
Capped Heron
Pilherodius pileatus
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Nyctanassa violacea
Green Heron
Butorides virescens
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
📅 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 Fasciated Tiger Heron in Darién National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Fasciated Tiger Heron sighting in Darién National Park, based on 90 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Fasciated Tiger Heron in Darién National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Fasciated Tiger Heron in Darién National Park in our monthly data.