Indian Pond Heron

Where to see

Indian Pond Heron

Ardeola grayii

Keoladeo National Park leads · 20 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

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

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
~80%
2 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
~80%
3 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~70%
4 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
~70%
5 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~60%
6 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
~60%
7 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
~60%
8 Udawalawe National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~60%
9 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
~50%
10 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
~50%
11 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~50%
12 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
~50%
13 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
~50%
14 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
~50%
15 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
~40%
16 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
~40%
17 Gir National Park 🇮🇳 India
~40%
18 Manas National Park 🇮🇳 India
~40%
19 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
~40%
20 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see an Indian Pond Heron?

Keoladeo National Park

In Keoladeo National Park, India, about 80% of wildlife watchers report an Indian Pond Heron sighting on a given day, the highest of the 20 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see an Indian Pond Heron?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are April in Keoladeo National Park (about 90%), January–February, April and September–November in Kaziranga National Park (about 80%) and April–June and November–February in Yala National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an Indian Pond Heron on a given day. Each park's Indian Pond Heron page has the full month-by-month chart.