Rufescent Tiger Heron
Tigrisoma lineatum
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyArdeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)
- GenusTigrisoma (Neotropical Tiger-Herons)
- SpeciesTigrisoma lineatum (Rufescent Tiger Heron)
Closest Relatives at Manu National Park
Fasciated Tiger Heron
Tigrisoma fasciatum
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Capped Heron
Pilherodius pileatus
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Cocoi Heron
Ardea cocoi
Striated Heron
Butorides striata
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Agami Heron
Agamia agami
Boat-billed Heron
Cochlearius cochlearius
Puna Ibis
Plegadis ridgwayi
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Rufescent Tiger Heron in Manu National Park?
About 9% of visitor-days record a Rufescent Tiger Heron sighting in Manu National Park, based on 480 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Rufescent Tiger Heron in Manu National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Rufescent Tiger Heron in Manu National Park in our monthly data.