Tricolored Heron

Closest Relatives at Galápagos Islands

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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	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	80–90%
2	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	70–80%
3	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	60–70%
4	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	40–50%
5	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
6	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
7	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
8	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
9	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	30–40%
10	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
11	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
12	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
13	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
14	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	20–30%
15	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
16	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
17	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
18	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
19	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
20	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	10–20%
21	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
22	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
23	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
24	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
25	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
26	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	0–10%
27	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	0–10%
28	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
29	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
30	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	0–10%
31	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
32	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
33	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
34	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
35	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
36	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
37	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
38	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
39	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
40	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%
41	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	<5%
42	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
43	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
44	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
45	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
46	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
47	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
48	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
49	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
50	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
51	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	Insufficient data
52	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
53	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	Insufficient data
54	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
55	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	Insufficient data
56	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data