Eurasian Bittern

Closest Relatives at Hortobágy National Park

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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	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 Hortobágy National Park?

About 14% of visitor-days record a Eurasian Bittern sighting in Hortobágy National Park, based on 72 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Eurasian Bittern in Hortobágy National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Eurasian Bittern in Hortobágy National Park in our monthly data.