Pinnated Bittern
Botaurus pinnatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyArdeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)
- GenusBotaurus (Bitterns)
- SpeciesBotaurus pinnatus (Pinnated Bittern)
Closest Relatives at Tortuguero National Park
Bare-throated Tiger Heron
Tigrisoma mexicanum
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
Green Heron
Butorides virescens
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Nyctanassa violacea
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
Boat-billed Heron
Cochlearius cochlearius
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
Fasciated Tiger Heron
Tigrisoma fasciatum
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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Caroni Swamp | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 5 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 8 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 12 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 14 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 15 | Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 16 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 17 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Pinnated Bittern in Tortuguero National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Pinnated Bittern sighting in Tortuguero National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Pinnated Bittern in Tortuguero National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Pinnated Bittern in Tortuguero National Park in our monthly data.