Cocoi Heron

Closest Relatives at Iguazú 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	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	60–70%
2	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	50–60%
3	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	50–60%
4	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	40–50%
5	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	30–40%
6	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	30–40%
7	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	20–30%
8	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	20–30%
9	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	20–30%
10	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	20–30%
11	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	20–30%
12	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	10–20%
13	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	10–20%
14	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	10–20%
15	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	10–20%
16	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	0–10%
17	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	0–10%
18	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	0–10%
19	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	0–10%
20	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	0–10%
21	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
22	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
23	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
24	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
25	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
26	Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	<5%
27	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
28	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
29	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
30	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
31	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
32	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
33	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	Insufficient data
34	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	Insufficient data
35	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	Insufficient data
36	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
37	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
38	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
39	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
40	Huascarán National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
41	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
42	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Cocoi Heron in Iguazú National Park?

About 3% of visitor-days record a Cocoi Heron sighting in Iguazú National Park, based on 141 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Cocoi Heron in Iguazú National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Cocoi Heron in Iguazú National Park in our monthly data.