Sunbittern

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	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	10–20%
2	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	10–20%
3	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	5–10%
4	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	5–10%
5	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	5–10%
6	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	5–10%
7	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
8	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
9	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
10	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	<5%
11	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
12	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
13	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
14	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
15	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
16	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
17	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
18	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
19	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
20	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
21	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
22	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
23	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
24	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
25	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
26	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
27	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
28	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
29	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
30	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
31	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
32	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
33	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
34	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
35	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
36	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
37	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Sunbittern in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas?

About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Sunbittern sighting in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas, based on 249 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Sunbittern in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas?

December has the highest sighting rate for Sunbittern in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas in our monthly data.