Sungrebe
Heliornis fulica
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGruiformes (Cranes, Rails, and Allies)
- FamilyHeliornithidae (Finfoots)
- GenusHeliornis (Sungrebes)
- SpeciesHeliornis fulica (Sungrebe)
Closest Relatives at Tambopata National Reserve
Gray-cowled Wood-Rail
Aramides cajanea
Pale-winged Trumpeter
Psophia leucoptera
Limpkin
Aramus guarauna
Rufous-sided Crake
Laterallus melanophaius
Gray-breasted Crake
Laterallus exilis
American Purple Gallinule
Porphyrio martinica
Azure Gallinule
Porphyrio flavirostris
Chestnut-headed Crake
Anurolimnas castaneiceps
Common Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
Russet-Crowned Crake
Anurolimnas viridis
Hapalocrex flaviventer
Porzana flaviventer
Ash-throated Crake
Porzana albicollis
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 7 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 8 | Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 9 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 10 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 11 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 12 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 13 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 14 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 15 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 16 | Noel Kempff Mercado National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 17 | Pico Bonito National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 18 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 19 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 20 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Sungrebe in Tambopata National Reserve?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Sungrebe sighting in Tambopata National Reserve, based on 188 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Sungrebe in Tambopata National Reserve?
October has the highest sighting rate for Sungrebe in Tambopata National Reserve in our monthly data.