Butorides (Green-backed Herons)

Genus

Green-backed Herons

Butorides

3 species in our catalog · found in 217 parks

Species in this group

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

Green Heron

Green Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Butorides virescens

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely
Striated Heron
LC

Striated Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Butorides striata

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Lava Heron
Endemic

Lava Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Butorides sundevalli

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%
Jan
~30%
Feb
~30%
Mar
~30%
Apr
~30%
May
~30%
Jun
~30%
Jul
~30%
Aug
~30%
Sep
~30%
Oct
~30%
Nov
~30%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Green-backed Herons

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 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador 3
~80%
2 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~70%
3 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago 2
~70%
4 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
~60%
5 Tanjung Puting National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia 1
~60%
6 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal 1
~50%
7 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
~50%
8 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States 1
~50%
9 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~50%
10 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~50%
11 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
~50%
12 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba 1
~40%
13 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar 1
~40%
14 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
~40%
15 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 1
~40%
16 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
~40%
17 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
~40%
18 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 1
~40%
19 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 2
~40%
20 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~40%
21 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
~40%
22 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 1
~40%
23 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
~40%
24 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~40%
25 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
~30%
26 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 1
~30%
27 Isla del Coco National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
~30%
28 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 1
~30%
29 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~30%
30 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
~30%
31 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
~30%
32 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia 1
~30%
33 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru 1
~30%
34 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia 1
~30%
35 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama 1
~30%
36 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
~30%
37 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
~30%
38 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
~30%
39 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
~30%
40 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
~20%
41 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
~20%
42 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi 1
~20%
43 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~20%
44 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~20%
45 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~20%
46 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~20%
47 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
~20%
48 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 2
~20%
49 Raja Ampat 🇮🇩 Indonesia 1
~20%
50 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
~20%
51 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
~20%
52 Cape Range 🇦🇺 Australia 1
~20%
53 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 2
~20%
54 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
~20%
55 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
~20%
56 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
~20%
57 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~20%
58 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago 2
~20%
59 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
~20%
60 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~20%
61 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia 1
~20%
62 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~20%
63 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana 1
~20%
64 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~20%
65 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
~20%
66 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal 1
~10%
67 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama 1
~10%
68 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala 1
~10%
69 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~10%
70 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~10%
71 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
~10%
72 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
~10%
73 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 2
~10%
74 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru 1
~10%
75 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
~10%
76 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~10%
77 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~10%
78 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
~10%
79 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~10%
80 Saguaro National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~10%
81 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia 1
~10%
82 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
~10%
83 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana 1
~10%
84 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~10%
85 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru 1
~10%
86 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
~10%
87 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~10%
88 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
~10%
89 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~10%
90 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~10%
91 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
~10%
92 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
~10%
93 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
~10%
94 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 1
~10%
95 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~10%
96 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 2
~10%
97 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 1
~10%
98 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 1
~10%
99 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
~10%
100 Tikal National Park 🇬🇹 Guatemala 1
~10%
101 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~10%
102 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
~10%
103 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~10%
104 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
~10%
105 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 1
~10%
106 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~10%
107 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~10%
108 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~10%
109 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~10%
110 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1
~10%
111 Sepilok 🇲🇾 Malaysia 1
~10%
112 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
~10%
113 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
~10%
114 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
~10%
115 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
~10%
116 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~10%
117 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
118 Komodo National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia 1
<5%
119 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal 1
<5%
120 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
121 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
122 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
123 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
124 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam 1
<5%
125 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 2
<5%
126 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
<5%
127 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
128 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela 2
<5%
129 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
<5%
130 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 1
<5%
131 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
132 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
133 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia 1
<5%
134 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan 1
<5%
135 Manas National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
136 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
137 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 1
<5%
138 Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park 🇯🇲 Jamaica 1
<5%
139 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
140 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia 1
<5%
141 Bako National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia 1
<5%
142 Tangkoko Nature Reserve 🇮🇩 Indonesia 1
<5%
143 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
144 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 2
<5%
145 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
<5%
146 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 1
<5%
147 Cabo Pulmo National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
148 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
149 Taman Negara National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia 1
<5%
150 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
151 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
<5%
152 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia 1
<5%
153 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan 1
<5%
154 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique 1
<5%
155 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
156 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam 1
<5%
157 Gunung Leuser National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia 1
<5%
158 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
<5%
159 Ranomafana National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar 1
<5%
160 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
<5%
161 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize 1
<5%
162 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
163 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
164 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 1
<5%
165 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
<5%
166 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
167 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
<5%
168 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
<5%
169 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia 1
<5%
170 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
171 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
<5%
172 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 1
<5%
173 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela 1
<5%
174 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
175 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
176 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
177 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
<5%
178 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
179 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
180 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
181 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
182 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
183 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
184 Cajas National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
<5%
185 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
186 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru 1
<5%
187 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
188 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
<5%
189 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname 1
<5%
190 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
191 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
192 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia 1
<5%
193 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
194 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
<5%
195 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 1
<5%
196 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 1
<5%
197 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
198 Huascarán National Park 🇵🇪 Peru 1
<5%
199 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
200 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 1
<5%
201 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia 1
<5%
202 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
203 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
204 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
205 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 1
<5%
206 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua 1
<5%
207 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
208 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
209 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
210 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
211 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
212 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
213 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
214 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
215 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia 1
<5%
216 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%
217 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%