Eurasian Bittern
Botaurus stellaris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyArdeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)
- GenusBotaurus (Bitterns)
- SpeciesBotaurus stellaris (Eurasian Bittern)
Closest Relatives at Fertő-Hanság National Park
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Squacco Heron
Ardeola ralloides
Eurasian Spoonbill
Platalea leucorodia
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 2 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 3 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 4 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 5 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 6 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 7 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 8 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 9 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 10 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 11 | Gauja National Park | 🇱🇻 Latvia | |
| 12 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 13 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 14 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Eurasian Bittern in Fertő-Hanság National Park?
About 9% of visitor-days record a Eurasian Bittern sighting in Fertő-Hanság National Park, based on 143 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Eurasian Bittern in Fertő-Hanság National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Eurasian Bittern in Fertő-Hanság National Park in our monthly data.