Great Blue Heron

Closest Relatives at Guadalupe Mountains National Park

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	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	60–70%
2	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	50–60%
3	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	50–60%
4	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	50–60%
5	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	50–60%
6	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
7	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	40–50%
8	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
9	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	40–50%
10	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	40–50%
11	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	30–40%
12	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
13	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
14	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
15	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	20–30%
16	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
17	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
18	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	20–30%
19	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
20	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
21	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
22	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
23	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
24	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
25	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
26	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
27	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
28	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
29	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
30	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
31	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
32	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
33	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	10–20%
34	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
35	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
36	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
37	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	10–20%
38	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
39	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
40	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
41	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
42	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
43	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
44	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
45	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
46	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
47	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
48	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	0–10%
49	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
50	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
51	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
52	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
53	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
54	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
55	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
56	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
57	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
58	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
59	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
60	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
61	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
62	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
63	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
64	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
65	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
66	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
67	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
68	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
69	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
70	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
71	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
72	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
73	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
74	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
75	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
76	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
77	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
78	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
79	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
80	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
81	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
82	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
83	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
84	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
85	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	Insufficient data
86	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
87	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	Insufficient data
88	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
89	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
90	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
91	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
92	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
93	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
94	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	Insufficient data
95	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
96	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	Insufficient data
97	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data