Bare-throated Tiger Heron
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Bare-throated Tiger Heron

Tigrisoma mexicanum

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Pico Bonito National Park
36 Verified records at Pico Bonito National Park
June Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The bare-throated tiger heron (Tigrisoma mexicanum) is a wading bird of the heron family, Ardeidae, found from Mexico to northwestern Colombia, with one recorded sighting from the United States in Hidalgo County, Texas. It is 80 cm (31 in) in length and weighs 1,200 g (42 oz). This large species is found in more open habitats than other Tigrisoma herons, such as river and lake banks. It waits often motionless for suitable prey such as fish, frogs or crabs to come within reach of its long bill. This is a solitary breeder, not normally found in heron colonies. The nest is a small flattish stick platform in a tree into which 2–3 green-tinged white eggs are laid. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Bare-throated Tiger Heron sighting in Pico Bonito National Park, based on 36 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Pico Bonito National Park

Cattle Egret
LC

Cattle Egret

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bubulcus ibis

10–20% · With luck
Great Egret
LC Endemic

Great Egret

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ardea alba

10–20% · With luck
Little Blue Heron
LC

Little Blue Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Egretta caerulea

10–20% · With luck
Snowy Egret
LC

Snowy Egret

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Egretta thula

10–20% · With luck
Green Heron

Green Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Butorides virescens

5–10% · With luck
Tricolored Heron
LC

Tricolored Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Egretta tricolor

5–10% · With luck
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
LC Endemic

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nyctanassa violacea

<5% · Rare
Great Blue Heron
LC Endemic

Great Blue Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ardea herodias

<5% · Rare
Black-crowned Night Heron
LC

Black-crowned Night Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nycticorax nycticorax

<5% · Rare
Boat-billed Heron
LC

Boat-billed Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cochlearius cochlearius

<5% · Rare
Agami Heron
NT

Agami Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Agamia agami

Insufficient data
White Ibis
LC

White Ibis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eudocimus albus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
5–10
Apr
5–10
May
10–20
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
60–70%
2 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
60–70%
3 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
40–50%
4 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
30–40%
5 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
6 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
7 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
8 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
20–30%
9 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
10 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
11 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
12 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
13 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
14 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
15 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
16 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
17 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
18 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
19 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
20 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
5–10%
21 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
22 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
23 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
<5%
24 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
25 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
26 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
27 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
28 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
29 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
30 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
31 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
32 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
33 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
34 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
35 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
36 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
37 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
38 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
39 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
Insufficient data
40 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
Insufficient data
41 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
42 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Bare-throated Tiger Heron in Pico Bonito National Park?

About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Bare-throated Tiger Heron sighting in Pico Bonito National Park, based on 36 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Bare-throated Tiger Heron in Pico Bonito National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Bare-throated Tiger Heron in Pico Bonito National Park in our monthly data.

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