Sungrebe
Heliornis fulica
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGruiformes (Cranes, Rails, and Allies)
- FamilyHeliornithidae (Finfoots)
- GenusHeliornis (Sungrebes)
- SpeciesHeliornis fulica (Sungrebe)
Closest Relatives at Yasuní National Park
Limpkin
Aramus guarauna
Gray-breasted Crake
Laterallus exilis
Grey-winged Trumpeter
Psophia crepitans
Gray-cowled Wood-Rail
Aramides cajanea
American Purple Gallinule
Porphyrio martinica
Azure Gallinule
Porphyrio flavirostris
Rufous-sided Crake
Laterallus melanophaius
Chestnut-headed Crake
Anurolimnas castaneiceps
Uniform Crake
Amaurolimnas concolor
Blackish Rail
Pardirallus nigricans
📅 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 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 7 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 8 | Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 9 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 10 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 11 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 12 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 13 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 14 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 15 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 16 | Noel Kempff Mercado National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 17 | Pico Bonito National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 18 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 19 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 20 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Sungrebe in Yasuní National Park?
About 17% of visitor-days record a Sungrebe sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 555 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Sungrebe in Yasuní National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Sungrebe in Yasuní National Park in our monthly data.