Where to see
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Cape Range leads · 5 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Pacific Reef Heron during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Range | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Komodo National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Ningaloo Marine Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Raja Ampat | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Tangkoko Nature Reserve | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
Cape Range
In Cape Range, Australia, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Pacific Reef Heron sighting on a given day, the highest of the 5 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Komodo National Park and more
After Cape Range, the next-best odds of seeing a Pacific Reef Heron are in Komodo National Park (Indonesia, about 60%), Ningaloo Marine Park (Australia, about 60%) and Raja Ampat (Indonesia, about 30%). Outside Oceania, the best option is Komodo National Park in Southeast Asia (about 60%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are April and November in Cape Range (about 80%), January, April and August–October in Komodo National Park (about 70%) and May in Ningaloo Marine Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Pacific Reef Heron on a given day. Each park's Pacific Reef Heron page has the full month-by-month chart.
