Capped Heron

Closest Relatives at Noel Kempff Mercado National Park

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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	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	30–40%
2	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	20–30%
3	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	20–30%
4	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	10–20%
5	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	10–20%
6	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	10–20%
7	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
8	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	0–10%
9	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	0–10%
10	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
11	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
12	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
13	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
14	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
15	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
16	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
17	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
18	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	Insufficient data
19	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
20	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
21	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
22	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
23	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Capped Heron in Noel Kempff Mercado National Park?

About 23% of visitor-days record a Capped Heron sighting in Noel Kempff Mercado National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Capped Heron in Noel Kempff Mercado National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Capped Heron in Noel Kempff Mercado National Park in our monthly data.