Agami Heron
Agamia agami
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyArdeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)
- GenusAgamia
- SpeciesAgamia agami (Agami Heron)
The agami heron (Agamia agami) is a medium-sized heron. It is a resident breeding bird from Central America south to Peru and Brazil. It is sometimes known as the chestnut-bellied heron, and is the only member of the genus Agamia. In Brazil it is sometimes called Soco beija-flor, meaning 'hummingbird heron', thanks to its unique coloration pattern. The agami heron is listed as Near Threatened by the IUCN, due to predictions of future habitat destruction within its range. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Corcovado National Park
Bare-throated Tiger Heron
Tigrisoma mexicanum
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
Green Heron
Butorides virescens
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Nyctanassa violacea
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Boat-billed Heron
Cochlearius cochlearius
Reddish Egret
Egretta rufescens
Fasciated Tiger Heron
Tigrisoma fasciatum
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Agami Heron at Corcovado National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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