Agami Heron
Agamia agami
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyArdeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)
- GenusAgamia
- SpeciesAgamia agami (Agami Heron)
Closest Relatives at Tenorio Volcano National Park
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Bare-throated Tiger Heron
Tigrisoma mexicanum
Green Heron
Butorides virescens
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Fasciated Tiger Heron
Tigrisoma fasciatum
Boat-billed Heron
Cochlearius cochlearius
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Nyctanassa violacea
Pinnated Bittern
Botaurus pinnatus
Rufescent Tiger Heron
Tigrisoma lineatum
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Agami Heron in Tenorio Volcano National Park?
About 20% of visitor-days record a Agami Heron sighting in Tenorio Volcano National Park, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Agami Heron in Tenorio Volcano National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Agami Heron in Tenorio Volcano National Park in our monthly data.