Great Blue Heron
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Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Voyageurs National Park
35 Verified records at Voyageurs National Park
June Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The great blue heron (Ardea herodias) is a large wading bird in the heron family (Ardeidae), common near shores of open water and wetlands over most of North and Central America, as well as Northwestern South America, the Caribbean, and the Galápagos Islands. It is occasionally found in the Azores and is a rare vagrant to Europe. An all-white population found in South Florida, the Florida Keys, and the Caribbean islands, is known as the great white heron. Debate exists about whether these white birds are a color morph of the great blue heron, a subspecies of it, or an entirely separate species. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Great Blue Heron sighting in Voyageurs National Park, based on 35 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Voyageurs National Park

American Bittern
LC

American Bittern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Botaurus lentiginosus

<5% · Rare
Green Heron

Green Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Butorides virescens

Insufficient data
American White Pelican
LC

American White Pelican

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
<5
Sep
5–10
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
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 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
70–80%
2 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
60–70%
3 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
50–60%
4 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
50–60%
5 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
50–60%
6 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
50–60%
7 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
8 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
40–50%
9 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
10 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
40–50%
11 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
40–50%
12 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
30–40%
13 Isla del Coco National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
14 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
15 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
16 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
20–30%
17 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
18 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
19 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
20–30%
20 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
21 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
22 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
23 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
24 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
25 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
26 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
27 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
28 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
29 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
30 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
31 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
32 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
33 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
34 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
35 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
36 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
37 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
38 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
10–20%
39 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
40 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
41 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
42 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
43 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
5–10%
44 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
5–10%
45 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
46 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
47 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
48 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
49 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
5–10%
50 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
51 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
52 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
53 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
54 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
55 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
56 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
57 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
58 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
59 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
60 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
61 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
62 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
63 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
64 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
65 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
66 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
67 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
68 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
69 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
70 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
71 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
72 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
73 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
74 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
75 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
76 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
77 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
78 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
79 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
80 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
81 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
Insufficient data
82 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
83 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
84 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
85 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
86 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
Insufficient data
87 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
88 Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park 🇯🇲 Jamaica
Insufficient data
89 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
90 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
91 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
92 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
93 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
94 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
95 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
Insufficient data
96 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
97 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Insufficient data
98 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Great Blue Heron in Voyageurs National Park?

About 13% of wildlife watchers report a Great Blue Heron sighting in Voyageurs National Park, based on 35 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Great Blue Heron in Voyageurs National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Great Blue Heron in Voyageurs National Park in our monthly data.

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