Green Heron

Closest Relatives at Yosemite National Park

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	50–60%
3	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	50–60%
4	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	40–50%
5	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	40–50%
6	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	40–50%
7	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	40–50%
8	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	30–40%
9	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
10	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
11	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	30–40%
12	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	30–40%
13	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
14	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
15	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	20–30%
16	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
17	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
18	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
19	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	20–30%
20	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	10–20%
21	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
22	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
23	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
24	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
25	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
26	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	10–20%
27	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
28	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
29	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
30	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
31	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
32	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	5–10%
33	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
34	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
35	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	5–10%
36	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
37	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	5–10%
38	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	5–10%
39	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	5–10%
40	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
41	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
42	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	5–10%
43	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	5–10%
44	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
45	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
46	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
47	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
48	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
49	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
50	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	<5%
51	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
52	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
53	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	<5%
54	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
55	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
56	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
57	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
58	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
59	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
60	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
61	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
62	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
63	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
64	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
65	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
66	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
67	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
68	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	Insufficient data
69	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
70	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
71	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
72	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
73	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
74	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	Insufficient data
75	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
76	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
77	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	Insufficient data
78	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
79	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
80	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
81	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data