Rufescent Tiger Heron
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Rufescent Tiger Heron

Tigrisoma lineatum

Silhouette: Mannheim Reinhard Jahn (photograph) · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge
26 Verified sightings at Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge From 2019 to 2026
12,674 Verified sightings across all 41 parks From 2019 to 2026
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Rufescent Tiger Heron

The rufescent tiger heron (Tigrisoma lineatum) is a species of heron, birds in the family Ardeidae. It is found in wetlands from Central America through much of South America. The rufescent tiger heron was described by the French polymath Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon in 1780 in his Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux from a specimen collected in Cayenne, French Guiana. The bird was also illustrated in a hand-coloured plate engraved by François-Nicolas Martinet in the Planches Enluminées D'Histoire Naturelle which was produced under the supervision of Edme-Louis Daubenton to accompany Buffon's text. Neither the plate caption nor Buffon's description included a scientific name but in 1783 the Dutch naturalist Pieter Boddaert coined the binomial name Ardea lineata in his catalogue of the Planches Enluminées. The rufescent tiger heron is now placed in the genus Tigrisoma that was erected by the English naturalist William Swainson in 1827. The genus name Tigrisoma combines the Ancient Greek tigris, meaning "tiger" and somā, meaning "body"; the specific epithet lineatum is from the Latin lineatus meaning "marked with lines".

Two subspecies are recognised: T. l. lineatum... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge

Bare-throated Tiger Heron
LC

Bare-throated Tiger Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tigrisoma mexicanum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Little Blue Heron
LC

Little Blue Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Egretta caerulea

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
LC

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nyctanassa violacea

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Snowy Egret
LC

Snowy Egret

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Egretta thula

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Tricolored Heron
LC

Tricolored Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Egretta tricolor

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Green Heron

Green Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Butorides virescens

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Cattle Egret
LC

Cattle Egret

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bubulcus ibis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Great Egret
LC

Great Egret

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ardea alba

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Pinnated Bittern
LC

Pinnated Bittern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Botaurus pinnatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Great Blue Heron
LC

Great Blue Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ardea herodias

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Boat-billed Heron
LC

Boat-billed Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cochlearius cochlearius

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Black-crowned Night Heron
LC

Black-crowned Night Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nycticorax nycticorax

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
~50%
2 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~40%
3 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~40%
4 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
~30%
5 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~30%
6 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~30%
7 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
8 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~20%
9 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
10 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
11 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%
12 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%
13 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
14 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
15 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
~10%
16 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
17 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
18 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
19 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
20 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
21 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
22 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
23 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
24 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
25 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
26 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
27 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
28 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
29 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
30 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
31 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
32 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
33 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Insufficient data
34 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
35 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
36 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Insufficient data
37 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
38 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
39 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
40 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
41 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

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

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Rufescent Tiger Heron sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, based on 26 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

October has the highest sighting rate for Rufescent Tiger Heron in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.

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