Little Blue Heron

Closest Relatives at Carara 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	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	80–90%
2	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	60–70%
3	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	60–70%
4	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	60–70%
5	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	50–60%
6	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	50–60%
7	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	40–50%
8	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	40–50%
9	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	40–50%
10	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	40–50%
11	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
12	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
13	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	30–40%
14	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
15	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
16	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	30–40%
17	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	30–40%
18	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	30–40%
19	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
20	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
21	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
22	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	20–30%
23	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
24	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
25	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	20–30%
26	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	20–30%
27	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
28	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
29	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
30	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
31	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
32	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	10–20%
33	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
34	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
35	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
36	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	10–20%
37	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	10–20%
38	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
39	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	10–20%
40	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
41	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
42	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	5–10%
43	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	5–10%
44	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	5–10%
45	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
46	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	5–10%
47	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
48	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	5–10%
49	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
50	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
51	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
52	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%
53	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
54	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	<5%
55	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
56	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
57	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
58	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	<5%
59	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
60	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
61	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
62	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
63	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
64	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
65	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
66	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
67	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
68	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
69	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
70	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
71	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
72	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
73	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
74	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
75	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
76	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
77	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
78	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	Insufficient data
79	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
80	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
81	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	Insufficient data
82	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
83	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
84	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
85	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
86	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
87	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
88	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
89	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
90	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Little Blue Heron in Carara National Park?

About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Little Blue Heron sighting in Carara National Park, based on 270 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Little Blue Heron in Carara National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Little Blue Heron in Carara National Park in our monthly data.