Butorides (Green-backed Herons)

Genus

Green-backed Herons

Butorides

3 species in our catalog · found in 193 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

60–70% · Likely
Striated Heron
LC

Striated Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Butorides striata

60–70% · Likely
Lava Heron
Endemic

Lava Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Butorides sundevalli

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

20–30
Jan
30–40
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
30–40
Oct
30–40
Nov
30–40
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

#ParkCountrySpeciesP(≥1)
1 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador 3
80–90%
2 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
60–70%
3 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago 2
60–70%
4 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
50–60%
5 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal 1
50–60%
6 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
50–60%
7 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States 1
50–60%
8 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
40–50%
9 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
40–50%
10 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
40–50%
11 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba 1
40–50%
12 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar 1
40–50%
13 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
40–50%
14 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
40–50%
15 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
30–40%
16 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 1
30–40%
17 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 2
30–40%
18 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
30–40%
19 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
30–40%
20 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 1
30–40%
21 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
30–40%
22 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
30–40%
23 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
30–40%
24 Isla del Coco National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
30–40%
25 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 1
20–30%
26 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
20–30%
27 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
20–30%
28 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
20–30%
29 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia 1
20–30%
30 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru 1
20–30%
31 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia 1
20–30%
32 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama 1
20–30%
33 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
20–30%
34 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
20–30%
35 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
20–30%
36 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
20–30%
37 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
20–30%
38 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
20–30%
39 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
20–30%
40 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
20–30%
41 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
20–30%
42 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
20–30%
43 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
20–30%
44 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 2
20–30%
45 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
20–30%
46 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
20–30%
47 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 2
20–30%
48 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
10–20%
49 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
10–20%
50 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
10–20%
51 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago 2
10–20%
52 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
10–20%
53 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
10–20%
54 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia 1
10–20%
55 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
10–20%
56 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana 1
10–20%
57 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
10–20%
58 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
10–20%
59 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal 1
10–20%
60 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama 1
10–20%
61 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala 1
10–20%
62 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
10–20%
63 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
10–20%
64 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
10–20%
65 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
10–20%
66 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
10–20%
67 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 2
10–20%
68 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru 1
10–20%
69 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
10–20%
70 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
10–20%
71 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
10–20%
72 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
10–20%
73 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana 1
10–20%
74 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
10–20%
75 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru 1
10–20%
76 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
10–20%
77 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
0–10%
78 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
0–10%
79 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
0–10%
80 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
0–10%
81 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
0–10%
82 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
0–10%
83 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
0–10%
84 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 1
0–10%
85 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
0–10%
86 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 2
0–10%
87 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 1
0–10%
88 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 1
0–10%
89 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
0–10%
90 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
0–10%
91 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
0–10%
92 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
0–10%
93 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
0–10%
94 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 1
0–10%
95 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
0–10%
96 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
0–10%
97 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
0–10%
98 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
0–10%
99 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
0–10%
100 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
0–10%
101 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
0–10%
102 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
0–10%
103 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
0–10%
104 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
<5%
105 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal 1
<5%
106 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
107 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
108 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
109 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam 1
<5%
110 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 2
<5%
111 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
<5%
112 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
113 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia 1
<5%
114 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela 2
<5%
115 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
116 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
117 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia 1
<5%
118 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
119 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 1
<5%
120 Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park 🇯🇲 Jamaica 1
<5%
121 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
122 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 2
<5%
123 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
<5%
124 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 1
<5%
125 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
126 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
127 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
128 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
<5%
129 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia 1
<5%
130 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan 1
<5%
131 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique 1
<5%
132 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
133 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam 1
<5%
134 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
<5%
135 Ranomafana National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar 1
<5%
136 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
<5%
137 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize 1
<5%
138 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
139 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
140 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
141 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 1
<5%
142 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
<5%
143 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
144 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
<5%
145 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
<5%
146 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia 1
<5%
147 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
148 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 1
<5%
149 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela 1
<5%
150 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
151 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
152 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
153 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
<5%
154 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
155 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
156 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
157 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
158 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
159 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
160 Cajas National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
<5%
161 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
162 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru 1
<5%
163 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
164 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
<5%
165 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname 1
<5%
166 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
167 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
168 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia 1
<5%
169 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
170 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
<5%
171 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 1
<5%
172 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 1
<5%
173 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
174 Huascarán National Park 🇵🇪 Peru 1
<5%
175 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
176 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 1
<5%
177 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia 1
<5%
178 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
179 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
180 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
181 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 1
<5%
182 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua 1
<5%
183 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
184 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
185 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
186 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
187 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
188 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
189 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
190 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
191 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia 1
<5%
192 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%
193 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%