Tigrisoma fasciatum
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The fasciated tiger heron (Tigrisoma fasciatum) is a species of heron in the family Ardeidae. It is present in southern Central America and parts of northern and central South America, where its natural habitat is rivers.
In 1988 the fasciated tiger heron was categorized by the IUCN as Near Threatened but as of 2004 they have been recategorized as Least Concern. First described as Ardea fasciata by George Such in 1825 from a specimen collected in Serro do Imbé, Brazil, the fasciated tiger heron is now one of three species assigned to the genus Tigrisoma. In the past, it has sometimes been considered as a subspecies of the rufescent tiger heron. It has three subspecies:
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Fasciated Tiger Heron sighting in Henri Pittier National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 319th most-seen of the 358 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and May
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Fasciated Tiger Heron in Henri Pittier National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to March, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Fasciated Tiger Heron sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
11th of 24
Of the 24 parks where we can rate Fasciated Tiger Heron sightings, Henri Pittier National Park ranks 11th at under 5%. The best odds are in Manu National Park (Peru, about 10%), Sierra de la Macarena National Park (Colombia, about 10%) and Darién National Park (Panama, about 10%).
Same family: Ardeidae
The closest relatives of the Fasciated Tiger Heron that you can see in Henri Pittier National Park (family Ardeidae, Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns) are Great Egret (about 10%) and Cattle Egret (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Fasciated Tiger Heron is recorded against all the birds logged in Henri Pittier National Park (7 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
