Zigzag Heron

Closest Relatives at Yasuní National Park

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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	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	0–10%
2	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	0–10%
3	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
4	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
5	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
6	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
7	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Zigzag Heron in Yasuní National Park?

About 6% of visitor-days record a Zigzag Heron sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 199 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Zigzag Heron in Yasuní National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Zigzag Heron in Yasuní National Park in our monthly data.