American Bittern
Botaurus lentiginosus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyArdeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)
- GenusBotaurus (Bitterns)
- SpeciesBotaurus lentiginosus (American Bittern)
Closest Relatives at Point Pelee National Park
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
Green Heron
Butorides virescens
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
📅 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 American Bittern in Point Pelee National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a American Bittern sighting in Point Pelee National Park, based on 300 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see American Bittern in Point Pelee National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for American Bittern in Point Pelee National Park in our monthly data.