Bare-throated Tiger Heron

Closest Relatives at Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge

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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	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	60–70%
2	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	60–70%
3	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	40–50%
4	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	30–40%
5	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
6	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
7	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
8	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	20–30%
9	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
10	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
11	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
12	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
13	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
14	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
15	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
16	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
17	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
18	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
19	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
20	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	0–10%
21	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
22	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
23	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	<5%
24	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
25	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
26	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
27	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
28	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
29	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
30	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
31	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
32	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
33	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
34	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
35	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
36	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
37	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
38	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
39	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
40	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	Insufficient data
41	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
42	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Bare-throated Tiger Heron in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?

About 6% of visitor-days record a Bare-throated Tiger Heron sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, based on 59 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Bare-throated Tiger Heron in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?

May has the highest sighting rate for Bare-throated Tiger Heron in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.