Nycticorax (Typical Night Herons)

Genus

Typical Night Herons

Nycticorax

2 species in our catalog · found in 152 parks

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%
Jan
~20%
Feb
~20%
Mar
~20%
Apr
~20%
May
~20%
Jun
~20%
Jul
~20%
Aug
~20%
Sep
~20%
Oct
~20%
Nov
~20%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Typical Night Herons

Parks Ranked

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 2
~60%
2 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
1 of 2
~60%
3 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 2
~50%
4 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
1 of 2
~40%
5 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 2
~40%
6 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
1 of 2
~40%
7 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 2
~40%
8 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
1 of 2
~30%
9 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 2
~30%
10 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
1 of 2
~30%
11 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
1 of 2
~30%
12 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
1 of 2
~30%
13 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
1 of 2
~30%
14 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
2 of 2
~30%
15 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
1 of 2
~30%
16 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
1 of 2
~20%
17 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
1 of 2
~20%
18 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
1 of 2
~20%
19 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 2
~20%
20 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
1 of 2
~20%
21 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
1 of 2
~20%
22 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
1 of 2
~20%
23 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
1 of 2
~20%
24 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
1 of 2
~20%
25 Camargue 🇫🇷 France
1 of 2
~20%
26 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
1 of 2
~20%
27 Lauca National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
1 of 2
~10%
28 Tangkoko Nature Reserve 🇮🇩 Indonesia
2 of 2
~10%
29 De Hoop Nature Reserve 🇿🇦 South Africa
1 of 2
~10%
30 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 2
~10%
31 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
1 of 2
~10%
32 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 2
~10%
33 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
1 of 2
~10%
34 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 2
~10%
35 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
1 of 2
~10%
36 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
1 of 2
~10%
37 Udawalawe National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
1 of 2
~10%
38 Península Valdés 🇦🇷 Argentina
1 of 2
~10%
39 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
1 of 2
~10%
40 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
1 of 2
~10%
41 Tierra del Fuego National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
1 of 2
~10%
42 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 2
~10%
43 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
1 of 2
~10%
44 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
1 of 2
~10%
45 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 2
~10%
46 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
1 of 2
~10%
47 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
1 of 2
~10%
48 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
1 of 2
~10%
49 Hattah-Kulkyne National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
1 of 2
~10%
50 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
1 of 2
~10%
51 Cape Range 🇦🇺 Australia
1 of 2
~10%
52 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
1 of 2
~10%
53 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 2
~10%
54 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
1 of 2
~10%
55 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
1 of 2
~10%
56 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
1 of 2
~10%
57 Berenty Reserve 🇲🇬 Madagascar
1 of 2
~10%
58 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
1 of 2
~10%
59 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
1 of 2
~10%
60 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
1 of 2
~10%
61 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
1 of 2
~10%
62 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
1 of 2
~10%
63 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 2
~10%
64 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
1 of 2
~10%
65 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
1 of 2
~10%
66 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
1 of 2
~10%
67 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
1 of 2
~10%
68 Nahuel Huapi National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
1 of 2
~10%
69 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
1 of 2
<5%
70 Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 2
<5%
71 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
1 of 2
<5%
72 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
1 of 2
<5%
73 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
1 of 2
<5%
74 West Coast National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
1 of 2
<5%
75 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 2
<5%
76 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
1 of 2
<5%
77 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
1 of 2
<5%
78 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
1 of 2
<5%
79 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
1 of 2
<5%
80 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
1 of 2
<5%
81 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
1 of 2
<5%
82 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
1 of 2
<5%
83 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
1 of 2
<5%
84 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
1 of 2
<5%
85 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
1 of 2
<5%
86 Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
1 of 2
<5%
87 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
1 of 2
<5%
88 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
1 of 2
<5%
89 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 2
<5%
90 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
1 of 2
<5%
91 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
1 of 2
<5%
92 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
1 of 2
<5%
93 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
1 of 2
<5%
94 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
1 of 2
<5%
95 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
1 of 2
<5%
96 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
1 of 2
<5%
97 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 2
<5%
98 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
1 of 2
<5%
99 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
1 of 2
<5%
100 Rottnest Island 🇦🇺 Australia
1 of 2
<5%
101 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
1 of 2
<5%
102 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
1 of 2
<5%
103 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
1 of 2
<5%
104 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
1 of 2
<5%
105 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
1 of 2
<5%
106 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
1 of 2
<5%
107 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
1 of 2
<5%
108 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
1 of 2
<5%
109 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
1 of 2
<5%
110 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 2
<5%
111 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 2
<5%
112 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
1 of 2
<5%
113 Manas National Park 🇮🇳 India
1 of 2
<5%
114 Raja Ampat 🇮🇩 Indonesia
1 of 2
<5%
115 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 2
<5%
116 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
1 of 2
<5%
117 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
1 of 2
<5%
118 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
1 of 2
<5%
119 uMkhuze Game Reserve 🇿🇦 South Africa
1 of 2
<5%
120 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
1 of 2
<5%
121 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
1 of 2
<5%
122 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 2
<5%
123 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 2
<5%
124 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
1 of 2
<5%
125 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
1 of 2
<5%
126 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
1 of 2
<5%
127 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
1 of 2
<5%
128 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 2
<5%
129 Saguaro National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 2
<5%
130 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 2
<5%
131 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
1 of 2
<5%
132 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
1 of 2
<5%
133 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 2
<5%
134 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 2
<5%
135 Padre Island National Seashore 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 2
<5%
136 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 2
<5%
137 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
1 of 2
<5%
138 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
1 of 2
<5%
139 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
1 of 2
<5%
140 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
1 of 2
<5%
141 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
1 of 2
<5%
142 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 2
<5%
143 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
1 of 2
<5%
144 Tikal National Park 🇬🇹 Guatemala
1 of 2
<5%
145 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
1 of 2
<5%
146 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
1 of 2
<5%
147 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
1 of 2
<5%
148 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 2
<5%
149 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
1 of 2
<5%
150 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
1 of 2
<5%
151 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 2
<5%
152 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 2
<5%

Cities Ranked

#CityCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Antananarivo 🇲🇬 Madagascar
1 of 2
~80%
2 Ningbo 🇨🇳 China
1 of 2
~70%
3 Riyadh 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
1 of 2
~60%
4 Taichung 🇹🇼 Taiwan
1 of 2
~60%
5 Jinhua 🇨🇳 China
1 of 2
~60%
6 Shanghai 🇨🇳 China
1 of 2
~60%
7 Taipei 🇹🇼 Taiwan
1 of 2
~50%
8 Nanchang 🇨🇳 China
1 of 2
~50%
9 Hajipur 🇮🇳 India
1 of 2
~50%
10 Chengdu 🇨🇳 China
1 of 2
~50%
11 Manila 🇵🇭 Philippines
2 of 2
~50%
12 Hangzhou 🇨🇳 China
1 of 2
~50%
13 Arequipa 🇵🇪 Peru
1 of 2
~50%
14 Cairo 🇪🇬 Egypt
1 of 2
~50%
15 Suzhou 🇨🇳 China
1 of 2
~50%
16 Denpasar 🇮🇩 Indonesia
2 of 2
~50%
17 Kaohsiung 🇹🇼 Taiwan
1 of 2
~40%
18 Tainan 🇹🇼 Taiwan
1 of 2
~40%
19 Raipur 🇮🇳 India
1 of 2
~40%
20 Wuhan 🇨🇳 China
1 of 2
~40%
21 Ho Chi Minh City 🇻🇳 Vietnam
1 of 2
~40%
22 Luoyang 🇨🇳 China
1 of 2
~40%
23 Kunming 🇨🇳 China
1 of 2
~40%
24 Luxor 🇪🇬 Egypt
1 of 2
~40%
25 Quanzhou 🇨🇳 China
1 of 2
~40%
26 Mesa 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 2
~40%
27 Yangon 🇲🇲 Myanmar
1 of 2
~30%
28 Guiyang 🇨🇳 China
1 of 2
~30%
29 Jinan 🇨🇳 China
1 of 2
~30%
30 Tianjin 🇨🇳 China
1 of 2
~30%
31 Nanning 🇨🇳 China
1 of 2
~30%
32 Srinagar 🇮🇳 India
1 of 2
~30%
33 Hong Kong 🇨🇳 China
1 of 2
~30%
34 Fuzhou 🇨🇳 China
1 of 2
~30%
35 Changzhou 🇨🇳 China
1 of 2
~30%
36 Nanjing 🇨🇳 China
1 of 2
~30%
37 Mexico City 🇲🇽 México
1 of 2
~30%
38 Brazzaville 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo
1 of 2
~30%
39 Jakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
1 of 2
~30%
40 Surat 🇮🇳 India
1 of 2
~30%
41 Zanzibar City 🇹🇿 Tanzania
1 of 2
~30%
42 Hanoi 🇻🇳 Vietnam
1 of 2
~30%
43 Xiamen City 🇨🇳 China
1 of 2
~30%
44 Guangzhou 🇨🇳 China
1 of 2
~30%
45 Lima 🇵🇪 Peru
1 of 2
~30%
46 Salvador 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 2
~30%
47 Makassar 🇮🇩 Indonesia
2 of 2
~20%
48 Kalyan-Dombivli 🇮🇳 India
1 of 2
~20%
49 Yogyakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
1 of 2
~20%
50 Los Angeles 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 2
~20%
51 Accra 🇬🇭 Ghana
1 of 2
~20%
52 Kuwait City 🇰🇼 Kuwait
1 of 2
~20%
53 Tuen Mun 🇨🇳 China
1 of 2
~20%
54 Barranquilla 🇨🇴 Colombia
1 of 2
~20%
55 Beijing 🇨🇳 China
1 of 2
~20%
56 Hefei 🇨🇳 China
1 of 2
~20%
57 Goiânia 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 2
~20%
58 Tel Aviv 🇮🇱 Israel
1 of 2
~20%
59 Berhampore 🇮🇳 India
1 of 2
~20%
60 Cebu City 🇵🇭 Philippines
2 of 2
~20%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

# Zoo / Centre Country
1 Pairi Daiza 🇧🇪 Belgium In captivity
2 Prague Zoo 🇨🇿 Czechia In captivity
3 ZooParc de Beauval 🇫🇷 France In captivity
4 Leipzig Zoological Garden 🇩🇪 Germany In captivity
5 Tierpark Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany In captivity
6 Natura Artis Magistra 🇳🇱 Netherlands In captivity
7 Parque das Aves 🇧🇷 Brazil In captivity
8 Barcelona Zoo 🇪🇸 Spain In captivity
9 Réserve africaine de Sigean 🇫🇷 France In captivity
10 Abilene Zoological Gardens 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
11 Aquarium de Lyon 🇫🇷 France In captivity
12 Ecomuseum Zoo 🇨🇦 Canada In captivity
13 San Diego Zoo Safari Park 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
14 Beijing Wildlife Park 🇨🇳 China In captivity
15 Taipei Zoo 🇹🇼 Taiwan In captivity
16 Living Desert Zoo and Gardens 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
17 Bronx Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
18 Zoológico de Brasília 🇧🇷 Brazil In captivity
19 Parc animalier de Sainte-Croix 🇫🇷 France In captivity
20 Squam Lakes Natural Science Center 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
21 Sedgwick County Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
22 Nanjing Hongshan Forest Zoo 🇨🇳 China In captivity
23 Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
24 São Paulo Zoo 🇧🇷 Brazil In captivity
25 Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park 🇮🇳 India In captivity
26 Chongqing Zoo 🇨🇳 China In captivity
27 Mysore Zoo 🇮🇳 India In captivity
28 Kyiv Zoo 🇺🇦 Ukraine In captivity
29 Saint Louis Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
30 Caldwell Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
31 Terra Natura Benidorm 🇪🇸 Spain In captivity
32 Woodland Park Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
33 Wrocław Zoological Garden 🇵🇱 Poland In captivity
34 San Francisco Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
35 Temaikén 🇦🇷 Argentina In captivity
36 Night Safari 🇸🇬 Singapore In captivity
37 Parque Zoobotânico Getúlio Vargas 🇧🇷 Brazil In captivity
38 National Zoo of Malaysia 🇲🇾 Malaysia In captivity
39 Zoologischer Garten Leipzig 🇩🇪 Germany In captivity
40 Oregon Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
41 Singapore Zoo 🇸🇬 Singapore In captivity
42 Heimat-Tierpark Olderdissen 🇩🇪 Germany In captivity
43 Zoológico la pastroa 🇲🇽 Mexico In captivity
44 Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
45 Zoo Opole 🇵🇱 Poland In captivity
46 Lok Kawi Wildlife Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia In captivity
47 Jijamata Udyaan 🇮🇳 India In captivity
48 Perth Zoo 🇦🇺 Australia In captivity
49 Cameron Park Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
50 Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens 🇻🇳 Vietnam In captivity