Green Heron

Where to see

Green Heron

Butorides virescens

Palo Verde National Park leads · 26 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Green Heron during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~70%
2 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~50%
3 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
~50%
4 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
~50%
5 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~50%
6 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~40%
7 Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge 🇺🇸 United States
~40%
8 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
~40%
9 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
~40%
10 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
~40%
11 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~30%
12 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~30%
13 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~30%
14 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
15 Isla del Coco National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
16 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
17 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
18 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
19 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
20 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
21 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%
22 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
23 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
~20%
24 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
25 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Green Heron?

Palo Verde National Park

In Palo Verde National Park, Costa Rica, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Green Heron sighting on a given day, the highest of the 26 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see a Green Heron?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are January, September and November in Palo Verde National Park (about 80%), June in Tortuguero National Park (about 70%) and August in Ciénaga de Zapata (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Green Heron on a given day. Each park's Green Heron page has the full month-by-month chart.