Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

Nyctanassa violacea

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
0–10% · With luck
overall probability at Jaragua National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
10–20
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
0–10
Jun
0–10
Jul
10–20
Aug
0–10
Sep
20–30
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-crowned Night-Heron in Jaragua National Park?

About 6% of visitor-days record a Yellow-crowned Night-Heron sighting in Jaragua National Park, based on 12 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Yellow-crowned Night-Heron in Jaragua National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-crowned Night-Heron in Jaragua National Park in our monthly data.

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