Boat-billed Heron

Closest Relatives at Santa Rosa 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	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	20–30%
2	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
3	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
4	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
5	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	10–20%
6	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
7	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	10–20%
8	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
9	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
10	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
11	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
12	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
13	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	<5%
14	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
15	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
16	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
17	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
18	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
19	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
20	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
21	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	<5%
22	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
23	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
24	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
25	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
26	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
27	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
28	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
29	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
30	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
31	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
32	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
33	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
34	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
35	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
36	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
37	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
38	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
39	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
40	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
41	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
42	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
43	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
44	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
45	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
46	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
47	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
48	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
49	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
50	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
51	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
52	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
53	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
54	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Boat-billed Heron in Santa Rosa National Park?

About 3% of visitor-days record a Boat-billed Heron sighting in Santa Rosa National Park, based on 19 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Boat-billed Heron in Santa Rosa National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Boat-billed Heron in Santa Rosa National Park in our monthly data.