Pinnated Bittern
Botaurus pinnatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyArdeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)
- GenusBotaurus (Bitterns)
- SpeciesBotaurus pinnatus (Pinnated Bittern)
Closest Relatives at Iberá National Park
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Cocoi Heron
Ardea cocoi
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Rufescent Tiger Heron
Tigrisoma lineatum
Striated Heron
Butorides striata
Whistling Heron
Syrigma sibilatrix
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
Bare-faced Ibis
Phimosus infuscatus
White-faced Ibis
Plegadis chihi
Roseate Spoonbill
Platalea ajaja
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Pinnated Bittern at Iberá National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Caroni Swamp | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 5 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 8 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 12 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 14 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 15 | Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 16 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 17 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |