Where to see
Egretta rufescens
Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve leads · 7 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Reddish Egret during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Celestún Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Padre Island National Seashore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Ciénaga de Zapata | 🇨🇺 Cuba | |
| 7 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve
In Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, Mexico, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Reddish Egret sighting on a given day, the highest of the 7 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve and more
After Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, the next-best odds of seeing a Reddish Egret are in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 50%), Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (United States, about 40%) and Celestún Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 40%). Outside North America, the best option is Ciénaga de Zapata in Central America (about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are January, March–April, June–August and October in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve (about 60%), July in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve (about 70%) and February–March, July and December in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Reddish Egret on a given day. Each park's Reddish Egret page has the full month-by-month chart.
