Eurasian Bittern

Eurasian Bittern

Botaurus stellaris

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
0–10% · With luck
overall probability at Fertő-Hanság National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
0–10
Mar
0–10
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
20–30%
2 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
3 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
0–10%
4 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
0–10%
5 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
0–10%
6 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
7 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
8 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
9 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
Insufficient data
10 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
11 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
Insufficient data
12 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Insufficient data
13 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
Insufficient data
14 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data

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.

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