Whistling Heron

Closest Relatives at Iguaçu 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	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	40–50%
2	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	40–50%
3	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	20–30%
4	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	20–30%
5	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	10–20%
6	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	0–10%
7	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	0–10%
8	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	0–10%
9	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
10	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%
11	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
12	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
13	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
14	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
15	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
16	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
17	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
18	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
19	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
20	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
21	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Whistling Heron in Iguaçu National Park?

About 2% of visitor-days record a Whistling Heron sighting in Iguaçu National Park, based on 68 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Whistling Heron in Iguaçu National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Whistling Heron in Iguaçu National Park in our monthly data.