Eurypygidae (Sunbitterns) — Wallace's Line

Species in this group

LC

Eurypyga helias

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

<5%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Sunbitterns

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 85 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 1	~20%
	Sunbittern			~20%
2	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 1	~10%
	Sunbittern			~10%
3	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1 of 1	~10%
	Sunbittern			~10%
4	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 1	~10%
	Sunbittern			~10%
5	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 1	~10%
	Sunbittern			~10%
6	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 1	~10%
	Sunbittern			~10%
7	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 1	~10%
	Sunbittern			~10%
8	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 1	<5%
	Sunbittern			<5%
9	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 1	<5%
	Sunbittern			<5%
10	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	1 of 1	<5%
	Sunbittern			<5%
11	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 1	<5%
	Sunbittern			<5%
12	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 1	<5%
	Sunbittern			<5%
13	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 1	<5%
	Sunbittern			<5%
14	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 1	<5%
	Sunbittern			<5%
15	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 1	<5%
	Sunbittern			<5%
16	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 1	<5%
	Sunbittern			<5%
17	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 1	<5%
	Sunbittern			<5%
18	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 1	<5%
	Sunbittern			<5%
19	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 1	<5%
	Sunbittern			<5%
20	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 1	<5%
	Sunbittern			<5%
21	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 1	<5%
	Sunbittern			<5%
22	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 1	<5%
	Sunbittern			<5%
23	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 1	<5%
	Sunbittern			<5%
24	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 1	<5%
	Sunbittern			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 1	<5%
	Sunbittern			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Busch Gardens Tampa	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	San Diego Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
3	Pairi Daiza	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
4	National Zoological Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
5	ZooParc de Beauval	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
6	Leipzig Zoological Garden	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
7	Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
8	Antwerp Zoo	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
9	Barcelona Zoo	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
10	North Carolina Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
11	Zoo Miami	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
12	San Diego Zoo Safari Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
13	Toronto Zoo	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
14	Minnesota Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
15	Bronx Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
16	Parc zoologique de Montpellier	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
17	Sedgwick County Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
18	Chester Zoo	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
19	Milwaukee County Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
20	Banham Zoo	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
21	Los Angeles Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
22	Toledo Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
23	Detroit Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
24	Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
25	Birmingham Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
26	Louisville Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
27	Warsaw Zoo	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
28	Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
29	Saint Louis Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
30	Burgers' Ocean	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
31	Berlin Zoological Garden	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
32	Caldwell Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
33	Royal Burgers' Zoo	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
34	Woodland Park Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
35	Wrocław Zoological Garden	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
36	Moody Gardens	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
37	Franklin Park Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
38	Zoologischer Garten Leipzig	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
39	ZooTampa	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
40	Fort Worth Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
41	Wildlands	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
42	Wilhelma	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
43	Houston Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
44	San Antonio Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
45	Cologne Zoological Garden	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
46	Philadelphia Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
47	Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
48	Fresno Chaffee Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
49	Schönbrunn Zoo	🇦🇹 Austria	In captivity
50	Zoo Atlanta	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity

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