Genus

Green-backed Herons

Butorides

3 species in our catalog · found in 168 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicans, Herons, Ibises, and Allies)
FamilyArdeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)
GenusButorides (Green-backed Herons)

Species in this group

Butorides striata

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Butorides virescens

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Endemic

Butorides sundevalli

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Green-backed Herons

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 18 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2 of 3	~80%
	Striated Heron			~60%
	Lava Heron			~60%
2	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~70%
	Striated Heron			~70%
3	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	~70%
	Green Heron			~70%
4	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1 of 3	~60%
	Striated Heron			~60%
5	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~60%
	Striated Heron			~60%
6	Tanjung Puting National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 3	~60%
	Striated Heron			~60%
7	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1 of 3	~50%
	Striated Heron			~50%
8	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	~50%
	Green Heron			~50%
9	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	1 of 3	~50%
	Green Heron			~50%
10	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~50%
	Green Heron			~50%
11	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 3	~50%
	Striated Heron			~50%
12	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 3	~50%
	Green Heron			~50%
13	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 3	~40%
	Green Heron			~40%
14	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~40%
	Green Heron			~40%
15	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 3	~40%
	Striated Heron			~40%
16	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 3	~40%
	Striated Heron			~40%
17	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 3	~40%
	Striated Heron			~40%
18	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 3	~40%
	Striated Heron			~40%
19	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 3	~40%
	Striated Heron			~40%
20	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1 of 3	~40%
	Green Heron			~40%
21	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 3	~40%
	Green Heron			~30%
	Striated Heron			~10%
22	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 3	~40%
	Striated Heron			~40%
23	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 3	~40%
	Green Heron			~40%
24	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1 of 3	~40%
	Green Heron			~40%
25	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 3	~30%
	Striated Heron			~30%
26	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~30%
	Striated Heron			~30%
27	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 3	~30%
	Green Heron			~30%
28	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~30%
	Green Heron			~30%
29	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 3	~30%
	Green Heron			~30%
	Striated Heron			<5%
30	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 3	~30%
	Striated Heron			~30%
31	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	~30%
	Green Heron			~30%
32	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	~30%
	Striated Heron			~30%
33	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 3	~30%
	Striated Heron			~30%
34	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 3	~30%
	Striated Heron			~30%
35	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 3	~30%
	Striated Heron			~30%
36	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 3	~30%
	Striated Heron			~30%
37	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 3	~30%
	Striated Heron			~30%
38	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	~30%
	Green Heron			~30%
39	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 3	~20%
	Striated Heron			~20%
40	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~20%
	Striated Heron			~20%
41	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1 of 3	~20%
	Striated Heron			~20%
42	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 3	~20%
	Green Heron			~20%
43	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	~20%
	Green Heron			~20%
44	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 3	~20%
	Striated Heron			~20%
45	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 3	~20%
	Striated Heron			~20%
46	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 3	~20%
	Striated Heron			~20%
47	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	~20%
	Green Heron			~20%
48	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 3	~20%
	Striated Heron			~20%
49	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 3	~20%
	Striated Heron			~20%
50	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~20%
	Striated Heron			~20%
51	Cape Range	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 3	~20%
	Striated Heron			~20%
52	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	~20%
	Green Heron			~20%
53	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1 of 3	~20%
	Striated Heron			~20%
54	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 3	~20%
	Green Heron			~20%
55	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 3	~20%
	Green Heron			~20%
56	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1 of 3	~20%
	Green Heron			~20%
57	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2 of 3	~20%
	Striated Heron			~10%
	Green Heron			~10%
58	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 3	~20%
	Green Heron			~20%
59	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 3	~20%
	Striated Heron			~20%
60	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~20%
	Green Heron			~20%
61	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 3	~20%
	Striated Heron			~20%
62	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	~20%
	Green Heron			~20%
63	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 3	~20%
	Striated Heron			~20%
64	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~10%
	Striated Heron			~10%
65	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 3	~10%
	Green Heron			~10%
66	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 3	~10%
	Green Heron			~10%
67	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 3	~10%
	Green Heron			~10%
68	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	1 of 3	~10%
	Striated Heron			~10%
69	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 3	~10%
	Striated Heron			~10%
70	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 3	~10%
	Striated Heron			~10%
71	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	~10%
	Striated Heron			~10%
72	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 3	~10%
	Striated Heron			~10%
73	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1 of 3	~10%
	Green Heron			~10%
74	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 3	~10%
	Striated Heron			~10%
75	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 3	~10%
	Striated Heron			~10%
76	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1 of 3	~10%
	Striated Heron			~10%
77	Mantadia National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 3	~10%
	Striated Heron			~10%
78	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 3	~10%
	Striated Heron			~10%
79	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 3	~10%
	Striated Heron			~10%
80	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	~10%
	Green Heron			~10%
81	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 3	~10%
	Striated Heron			~10%
82	Tangkoko Nature Reserve	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 3	~10%
	Striated Heron			~10%
83	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 3	~10%
	Striated Heron			~10%
84	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 3	~10%
	Striated Heron			~10%
85	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 3	~10%
	Green Heron			~10%
86	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 3	~10%
	Striated Heron			~10%
87	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 3	~10%
	Striated Heron			~10%
88	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 3	~10%
	Striated Heron			~10%
89	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	~10%
	Green Heron			~10%
90	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	~10%
	Striated Heron			~10%
91	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 3	~10%
	Green Heron			~10%
92	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~10%
	Striated Heron			~10%
93	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 3	~10%
	Green Heron			~10%
94	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	~10%
	Green Heron			~10%
95	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 3	~10%
	Striated Heron			~10%
96	Bako National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 3	~10%
	Striated Heron			~10%
97	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 3	~10%
	Striated Heron			~10%
98	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1 of 3	~10%
	Green Heron			~10%
99	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~10%
	Striated Heron			~10%
100	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 3	~10%
	Green Heron			~10%
101	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 3	~10%
	Green Heron			~10%
102	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~10%
	Striated Heron			~10%
103	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 3	~10%
	Striated Heron			~10%
104	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 3	~10%
	Green Heron			~10%
	Striated Heron			<5%
105	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	~10%
	Green Heron			~10%
106	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	~10%
	Green Heron			~10%
107	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	~10%
	Green Heron			~10%
108	Sepilok	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 3	~10%
	Striated Heron			~10%
109	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~10%
	Striated Heron			~10%
110	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~10%
	Striated Heron			~10%
111	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 3	<5%
	Striated Heron			<5%
112	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 3	<5%
	Green Heron			<5%
113	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 3	<5%
	Striated Heron			<5%
114	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	<5%
	Striated Heron			<5%
115	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 3	<5%
	Striated Heron			<5%
116	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	<5%
	Green Heron			<5%
117	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	<5%
	Striated Heron			<5%
118	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	<5%
	Striated Heron			<5%
119	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 3	<5%
	Striated Heron			<5%
120	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 3	<5%
	Striated Heron			<5%
121	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 3	<5%
	Striated Heron			<5%
122	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 3	<5%
	Green Heron			<5%
	Striated Heron			<5%
123	Komodo National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 3	<5%
	Striated Heron			<5%
124	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	<5%
	Striated Heron			<5%
125	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 3	<5%
	Striated Heron			<5%
126	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Green Heron			<5%
127	Taman Negara National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 3	<5%
	Striated Heron			<5%
128	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 3	<5%
	Striated Heron			<5%
129	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	1 of 3	<5%
	Striated Heron			<5%
130	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 3	<5%
	Striated Heron			<5%
131	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 3	<5%
	Striated Heron			<5%
132	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	<5%
	Striated Heron			<5%
133	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1 of 3	<5%
	Striated Heron			<5%
134	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	<5%
	Striated Heron			<5%
135	Padre Island National Seashore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Green Heron			<5%
136	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 3	<5%
	Striated Heron			<5%
137	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Green Heron			<5%
138	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2 of 3	<5%
	Green Heron			<5%
	Striated Heron			<5%
139	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 3	<5%
	Striated Heron			<5%
140	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 3	<5%
	Striated Heron			<5%
141	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 3	<5%
	Striated Heron			<5%
142	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	<5%
	Green Heron			<5%
143	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 3	<5%
	Striated Heron			<5%
144	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 3	<5%
	Striated Heron			<5%
145	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 3	<5%
	Striated Heron			<5%
146	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	1 of 3	<5%
	Green Heron			<5%
147	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 3	<5%
	Striated Heron			<5%
148	Khao Luang National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 3	<5%
	Striated Heron			<5%
149	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	<5%
	Striated Heron			<5%
150	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Green Heron			<5%
151	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 3	<5%
	Striated Heron			<5%
152	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Green Heron			<5%
153	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	1 of 3	<5%
	Green Heron			<5%
154	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	<5%
	Green Heron			<5%
155	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 3	<5%
	Green Heron			<5%
156	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 3	<5%
	Striated Heron			<5%
157	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Green Heron			<5%
158	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 3	<5%
	Striated Heron			<5%
159	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Green Heron			<5%
160	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	<5%
	Striated Heron			<5%
161	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 3	<5%
	Striated Heron			<5%
162	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 3	<5%
	Striated Heron			<5%
163	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	<5%
	Green Heron			<5%
164	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Green Heron			<5%
165	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	<5%
	Green Heron			<5%
166	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Green Heron			<5%
167	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	<5%
	Green Heron			<5%
168	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Green Heron			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Salvador	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~60%
	Striated Heron			~60%
2	Antananarivo	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 3	~50%
	Striated Heron			~50%
3	Fortaleza	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~50%
	Striated Heron			~50%
4	Denpasar	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 3	~40%
	Striated Heron			~40%
5	Recife	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~40%
	Striated Heron			~40%
6	Ouagadougou	🇧🇫 Burkina Faso	1 of 3	~40%
	Striated Heron			~40%
7	Jinhua	🇨🇳 China	1 of 3	~40%
	Striated Heron			~40%
8	Jakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 3	~40%
	Striated Heron			~40%
9	Santo Domingo	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1 of 3	~40%
	Green Heron			~40%
10	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~40%
	Green Heron			~40%
11	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~40%
	Green Heron			~40%
12	Makassar	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 3	~40%
	Striated Heron			~40%
13	Zanzibar City	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 3	~40%
	Striated Heron			~40%
14	Abuja	🇳🇬 Nigeria	1 of 3	~30%
	Striated Heron			~30%
15	Barranquilla	🇨🇴 Colombia	2 of 3	~30%
	Striated Heron			~30%
	Green Heron			<5%
16	Lagos	🇳🇬 Nigeria	1 of 3	~30%
	Striated Heron			~30%
17	Brazzaville	🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo	1 of 3	~30%
	Striated Heron			~30%
18	Hanoi	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 3	~30%
	Striated Heron			~30%
19	Mexico City	🇲🇽 México	1 of 3	~30%
	Green Heron			~30%
20	Goiânia	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~30%
	Striated Heron			~30%
21	Davao City	🇵🇭 Philippines	1 of 3	~30%
	Striated Heron			~30%
22	N'Djamena	🇹🇩 Chad	1 of 3	~30%
	Striated Heron			~30%
23	Bangkok	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 3	~30%
	Striated Heron			~30%
24	Mombasa	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 3	~30%
	Striated Heron			~30%
25	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1 of 3	~30%
	Striated Heron			~30%
26	Belém	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~20%
	Striated Heron			~20%
27	Guayaquil	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 3	~20%
	Striated Heron			~20%
28	Monterrey	🇲🇽 México	1 of 3	~20%
	Green Heron			~20%
29	João Pessoa	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~20%
	Striated Heron			~20%
30	Johor Bahru	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 3	~20%
	Striated Heron			~20%
31	Dakar	🇸🇳 Senegal	1 of 3	~20%
	Striated Heron			~20%
32	Cebu City	🇵🇭 Philippines	1 of 3	~20%
	Striated Heron			~20%
33	Singapore	🇸🇬 Singapore	1 of 3	~20%
	Striated Heron			~20%
34	Vitória	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~20%
	Striated Heron			~20%
35	Bogota	🇨🇴 Colombia	2 of 3	~20%
	Striated Heron			~20%
	Green Heron			<5%
36	Asuncion	🇵🇾 Paraguay	1 of 3	~20%
	Striated Heron			~20%
37	León	🇲🇽 México	1 of 3	~20%
	Green Heron			~20%
38	Cairo	🇪🇬 Egypt	1 of 3	~20%
	Striated Heron			~20%
39	Serrekunda	🇬🇲 Gambia	1 of 3	~20%
	Striated Heron			~20%
40	Rio de Janeiro	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~20%
	Striated Heron			~20%
41	São Luís	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~20%
	Striated Heron			~20%
42	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~20%
	Green Heron			~20%
43	Accra	🇬🇭 Ghana	1 of 3	~20%
	Striated Heron			~20%
44	Kampala	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 3	~20%
	Striated Heron			~20%
45	Manama	🇧🇭 Bahrain	1 of 3	~20%
	Striated Heron			~20%
46	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~20%
	Green Heron			~20%
47	Luxor	🇪🇬 Egypt	1 of 3	~20%
	Striated Heron			~20%
48	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~20%
	Striated Heron			~20%
49	Semarang	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 3	~20%
	Striated Heron			~20%
50	Kuala Lumpur	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 3	~20%
	Striated Heron			~20%
51	Havana	🇨🇺 Cuba	1 of 3	~20%
	Green Heron			~20%
52	Curitiba	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~10%
	Striated Heron			~10%
53	Dar es-Salaam	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 3	~10%
	Striated Heron			~10%
54	Dhaka	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	1 of 3	~10%
	Striated Heron			~10%
55	Belo Horizonte	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~10%
	Striated Heron			~10%
56	Kuching	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 3	~10%
	Striated Heron			~10%
57	Cali	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 3	~10%
	Striated Heron			~10%
58	Tijuana	🇲🇽 México	1 of 3	~10%
	Green Heron			~10%
59	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 3	~10%
	Green Heron			~10%
	Striated Heron			<5%
60	Ciudad Juárez	🇲🇽 México	1 of 3	~10%
	Green Heron			~10%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Barcelona Zoo	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
2	Ecomuseum Zoo	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
3	Lee G. Simmons Wildlife Safari Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
4	Detroit Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
5	Guadalajara Zoo	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
6	Woodland Park Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
7	Parque Zoobotânico Arruda Câmara (BICA)	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
8	Aquarama Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
9	Aviario Nacional de Colombia	🇨🇴 Colombia	In captivity
10	L'Oceanogràfic	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
11	Safari Masai Mara	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
12	Mangal das Garças	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
13	Parque Zoológico Nacional Simón Bolívar	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	In captivity
14	Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo	🇧🇲 Bermuda	In captivity
15	Florida Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
16	Texas State Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
17	Cali Zoo	🇨🇴 Colombia	In captivity
18	Zoológico Miguél Álvarez del Toro	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity

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