Botaurus (Bitterns)

Genus

Bitterns

Botaurus

4 species in our catalog · found in 68 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Eurasian Bittern
LC

Eurasian Bittern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Botaurus stellaris

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Pinnated Bittern
LC

Pinnated Bittern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Botaurus pinnatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
American Bittern
LC

American Bittern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Botaurus lentiginosus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Australasian Bittern
VU

Australasian Bittern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Botaurus poiciloptilus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%
Jan
<5%
Feb
~10%
Mar
~10%
Apr
~10%
May
~10%
Jun
<5%
Jul
<5%
Aug
~10%
Sep
<5%
Oct
<5%
Nov
<5%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Bitterns

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland 1
~20%
2 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary 1
~10%
3 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
~10%
4 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
~10%
5 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
~10%
6 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary 1
~10%
7 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland 1
~10%
8 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~10%
9 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
~10%
10 Aoraki Mount Cook National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
~10%
11 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
~10%
12 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary 1
~10%
13 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
14 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
15 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany 1
<5%
16 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany 1
<5%
17 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
18 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
19 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
<5%
20 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
21 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%
22 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
23 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
24 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
25 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
26 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago 1
<5%
27 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
<5%
28 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
29 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
30 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
31 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
32 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
33 Freycinet National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
34 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
35 Tongariro National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
<5%
36 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%
37 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia 1
<5%
38 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
39 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
<5%
40 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
41 Camargue 🇫🇷 France 1
<5%
42 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
43 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%
44 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 2
<5%
45 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
46 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
47 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
<5%
48 Arthur's Pass National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
<5%
49 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%
50 Rakiura National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
<5%
51 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
52 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
53 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%
54 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%
55 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
56 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%
57 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
58 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
59 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
60 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba 1
<5%
61 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
62 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
<5%
63 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 1
<5%
64 Saguaro National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
65 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan 1
<5%
66 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
67 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
68 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France 1
<5%