Tricolored Heron

Closest Relatives at Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve

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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	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	80–90%
2	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	70–80%
3	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	60–70%
4	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	40–50%
5	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
6	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
7	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
8	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
9	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	30–40%
10	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
11	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
12	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
13	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
14	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	20–30%
15	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
16	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
17	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
18	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
19	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
20	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	10–20%
21	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
22	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
23	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
24	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
25	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
26	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	0–10%
27	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	0–10%
28	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
29	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
30	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	0–10%
31	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
32	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
33	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
34	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
35	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
36	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
37	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
38	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
39	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
40	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%
41	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	<5%
42	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
43	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
44	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
45	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
46	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
47	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
48	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
49	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
50	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
51	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	Insufficient data
52	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
53	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	Insufficient data
54	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
55	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	Insufficient data
56	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Tricolored Heron in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve?

About 4% of visitor-days record a Tricolored Heron sighting in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve, based on 42 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Tricolored Heron in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve?

November has the highest sighting rate for Tricolored Heron in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.