Genus

Great Herons and Egrets

Ardea

12 species in our catalog · found in 267 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicans, Herons, Ibises, and Allies)
FamilyArdeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)
GenusArdea (Great Herons and Egrets)

Species in this group

Ardea cocoi

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Ardea alba

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Ardea cinerea

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Ardea purpurea

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Ardea herodias

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Ardea goliath

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Ardea melanocephala

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Ardea pacifica

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Ardea sumatrana

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Ardea modesta

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Ardea insignis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Ardea humbloti

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~40%

May

~40%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Great Herons and Egrets

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 125 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	3 of 12	>90%
	Purple Heron			~80%
	Grey Heron			~80%
	Great Egret			~70%
2	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	3 of 12	>90%
	Great Egret			~80%
	Grey Heron			~80%
	Purple Heron			~40%
3	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 12	>90%
	Cocoi Heron			~90%
	Great Egret			~70%
4	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 12	>90%
	Great Egret			~80%
	Great Blue Heron			~70%
5	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	5 of 12	~90%
	Great Egret			~60%
	Goliath Heron			~50%
	Grey Heron			~50%
	Black-headed Heron			~30%
	Purple Heron			~10%
6	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	3 of 12	~90%
	Grey Heron			~70%
	Great Egret			~60%
	Purple Heron			~40%
7	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	5 of 12	~90%
	Great Egret			~70%
	Grey Heron			~60%
	Goliath Heron			~30%
	Black-headed Heron			~20%
	Purple Heron			~10%
8	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5 of 12	~90%
	Grey Heron			~70%
	Great Egret			~40%
	Black-headed Heron			~40%
	Goliath Heron			~20%
	Purple Heron			<5%
9	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	3 of 12	~90%
	Grey Heron			~70%
	Great Egret			~60%
	Purple Heron			~30%
10	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	5 of 12	~90%
	Great Egret			~70%
	Purple Heron			~70%
	Ardea modesta			~10%
	Grey Heron			<5%
	Great-billed Heron			<5%
11	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5 of 12	~90%
	Grey Heron			~50%
	Great Egret			~50%
	Goliath Heron			~50%
	Black-headed Heron			~40%
	Purple Heron			~10%
12	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 12	~90%
	Great Egret			~70%
	Great Blue Heron			~70%
13	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	3 of 12	~90%
	Great Egret			~70%
	Grey Heron			~60%
	Purple Heron			~40%
14	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 12	~90%
	Great Egret			~80%
	Great Blue Heron			~50%
15	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	5 of 12	~90%
	Grey Heron			~60%
	Great Egret			~60%
	Black-headed Heron			~40%
	Goliath Heron			~20%
	Purple Heron			<5%
16	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	4 of 12	~90%
	Grey Heron			~60%
	Great Egret			~50%
	Goliath Heron			~50%
	Black-headed Heron			~10%
17	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	3 of 12	~90%
	Great Egret			~60%
	Grey Heron			~50%
	Purple Heron			~50%
18	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	5 of 12	~90%
	Great Egret			~60%
	Grey Heron			~50%
	Goliath Heron			~30%
	Purple Heron			~20%
	Black-headed Heron			~10%
19	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5 of 12	~90%
	Goliath Heron			~50%
	Great Egret			~40%
	Grey Heron			~40%
	Black-headed Heron			~30%
	Purple Heron			~20%
20	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 12	~90%
	Great Blue Heron			~70%
	Great Egret			~70%
21	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	3 of 12	~90%
	Grey Heron			~70%
	Great Egret			~50%
	Purple Heron			~30%
22	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 12	~90%
	Great Egret			~70%
	Great Blue Heron			~60%
23	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	5 of 12	~90%
	Great Egret			~50%
	Grey Heron			~40%
	Goliath Heron			~40%
	Black-headed Heron			~20%
	Purple Heron			~10%
24	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	3 of 12	~90%
	Great Egret			~60%
	Grey Heron			~50%
	Purple Heron			~20%
25	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	5 of 12	~80%
	Goliath Heron			~40%
	Great Egret			~30%
	Black-headed Heron			~30%
	Grey Heron			~30%
	Purple Heron			~20%
26	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 12	~80%
	Grey Heron			~60%
	Black-headed Heron			~50%
	Great Egret			~20%
27	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	3 of 12	~80%
	Great Egret			~80%
	Great Blue Heron			~10%
	Cocoi Heron			~10%
28	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2 of 12	~80%
	Great Egret			~60%
	Cocoi Heron			~50%
29	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	5 of 12	~80%
	Great Egret			~50%
	Grey Heron			~40%
	Goliath Heron			~30%
	Purple Heron			<5%
	Black-headed Heron			<5%
30	Udawalawe National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	3 of 12	~80%
	Grey Heron			~50%
	Great Egret			~50%
	Purple Heron			~20%
31	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 12	~80%
	Grey Heron			~60%
	Black-headed Heron			~40%
	Purple Heron			<5%
	Goliath Heron			<5%
32	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	2 of 12	~80%
	Great Egret			~60%
	Great Blue Heron			~40%
33	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 12	~80%
	Great Egret			~50%
	Great Blue Heron			~50%
34	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 12	~80%
	Great Egret			~50%
	Great Blue Heron			~50%
35	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5 of 12	~80%
	Great Egret			~40%
	Grey Heron			~30%
	Purple Heron			~20%
	Goliath Heron			~20%
	Black-headed Heron			~10%
36	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 12	~80%
	Black-headed Heron			~50%
	Great Egret			~30%
	Grey Heron			~30%
37	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	3 of 12	~80%
	Great Egret			~50%
	Grey Heron			~40%
	Purple Heron			~20%
38	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 12	~80%
	Great Egret			~60%
	Great Blue Heron			~40%
39	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 12	~80%
	Great Blue Heron			~60%
	Great Egret			~30%
40	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	2 of 12	~80%
	Grey Heron			~50%
	Great Egret			~50%
41	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	3 of 12	~70%
	Grey Heron			~60%
	Great Egret			~30%
	Purple Heron			~20%
42	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5 of 12	~70%
	Black-headed Heron			~50%
	Grey Heron			~40%
	Great Egret			~10%
	Purple Heron			<5%
	Goliath Heron			<5%
43	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 12	~70%
	Great Egret			~50%
	White-necked Heron			~30%
	Ardea modesta			~20%
	Great-billed Heron			<5%
44	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	3 of 12	~70%
	Grey Heron			~60%
	Great Egret			~20%
	Purple Heron			~20%
45	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5 of 12	~70%
	Grey Heron			~50%
	Great Egret			~30%
	Goliath Heron			~20%
	Purple Heron			~10%
	Black-headed Heron			~10%
46	Padre Island National Seashore	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 12	~70%
	Great Blue Heron			~60%
	Great Egret			~20%
47	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	2 of 12	~70%
	Great Blue Heron			~50%
	Great Egret			~40%
48	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5 of 12	~70%
	Black-headed Heron			~30%
	Great Egret			~30%
	Grey Heron			~20%
	Goliath Heron			~20%
	Purple Heron			~10%
49	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	5 of 12	~70%
	Great Egret			~40%
	Grey Heron			~20%
	Goliath Heron			~20%
	Black-headed Heron			~10%
	Purple Heron			<5%
50	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	3 of 12	~70%
	Great Egret			~60%
	Purple Heron			~10%
	Grey Heron			<5%
51	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4 of 12	~70%
	Goliath Heron			~30%
	Grey Heron			~30%
	Great Egret			~20%
	Black-headed Heron			~10%
52	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2 of 12	~70%
	Cocoi Heron			~50%
	Great Egret			~30%
53	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 12	~70%
	Black-headed Heron			~40%
	Grey Heron			~30%
	Great Egret			~10%
	Goliath Heron			~10%
54	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 12	~60%
	Great Egret			~40%
	Great-billed Heron			~30%
	Ardea modesta			~10%
	White-necked Heron			<5%
55	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5 of 12	~60%
	Grey Heron			~40%
	Black-headed Heron			~30%
	Great Egret			~10%
	Goliath Heron			<5%
	Purple Heron			<5%
56	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	3 of 12	~60%
	Great Egret			~40%
	Grey Heron			~30%
	Purple Heron			~20%
57	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4 of 12	~60%
	Grey Heron			~40%
	Great Egret			~30%
	Black-headed Heron			~20%
	Goliath Heron			<5%
58	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	5 of 12	~60%
	Great Egret			~20%
	Goliath Heron			~20%
	Grey Heron			~20%
	Purple Heron			~10%
	Black-headed Heron			<5%
59	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5 of 12	~60%
	Black-headed Heron			~50%
	Grey Heron			~20%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Goliath Heron			<5%
	Purple Heron			<5%
60	De Hoop Nature Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 12	~60%
	Grey Heron			~40%
	Black-headed Heron			~30%
	Purple Heron			<5%
61	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	3 of 12	~60%
	Great Egret			~40%
	Grey Heron			~30%
	Purple Heron			~10%
62	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	4 of 12	~60%
	Black-headed Heron			~40%
	Grey Heron			~30%
	Great Egret			~10%
	Goliath Heron			~10%
63	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 12	~60%
	Grey Heron			~40%
	Great Egret			~20%
	Black-headed Heron			~10%
	Goliath Heron			<5%
64	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 12	~60%
	Grey Heron			~40%
	Great Egret			~30%
65	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	3 of 12	~60%
	Grey Heron			~30%
	Great Egret			~30%
	Purple Heron			~20%
66	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	2 of 12	~60%
	Great Egret			~50%
	Great Blue Heron			~20%
67	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	4 of 12	~60%
	Grey Heron			~30%
	Great Egret			~20%
	Black-headed Heron			~20%
	Goliath Heron			~10%
68	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 12	~60%
	Cocoi Heron			~40%
	Great Egret			~30%
69	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	4 of 12	~60%
	Purple Heron			~50%
	Great Egret			~20%
	Humblot's Heron			<5%
	Grey Heron			<5%
70	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 12	~60%
	Great Egret			~50%
	Great Blue Heron			~20%
71	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 12	~60%
	Great Egret			~40%
	Great Blue Heron			~30%
72	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 12	~60%
	Great Blue Heron			~50%
	Great Egret			~10%
73	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	2 of 12	~50%
	Great Egret			~50%
	Great Blue Heron			~10%
74	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4 of 12	~50%
	Black-headed Heron			~30%
	Grey Heron			~20%
	Great Egret			~10%
	Goliath Heron			<5%
75	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	3 of 12	~50%
	Grey Heron			~40%
	Great Egret			~20%
	Purple Heron			<5%
76	Cape Range	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 12	~50%
	Great Egret			~50%
77	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	5 of 12	~50%
	Black-headed Heron			~30%
	Grey Heron			~20%
	Great Egret			~10%
	Goliath Heron			~10%
	Purple Heron			<5%
78	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 12	~50%
	Great Egret			~30%
	Great Blue Heron			~30%
79	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4 of 12	~50%
	Black-headed Heron			~30%
	Grey Heron			~20%
	Great Egret			~10%
	Purple Heron			~10%
80	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	4 of 12	~50%
	Grey Heron			~20%
	Goliath Heron			~20%
	Great Egret			~10%
	Black-headed Heron			<5%
81	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 12	~50%
	Great Egret			~40%
	Great Blue Heron			~20%
82	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 12	~50%
	Grey Heron			~40%
	Great Egret			~10%
83	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	2 of 12	~50%
	Great Egret			~30%
	Cocoi Heron			~20%
84	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	3 of 12	~50%
	Great Egret			~30%
	Great Blue Heron			~20%
	Cocoi Heron			~10%
85	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2 of 12	~50%
	Cocoi Heron			~30%
	Great Egret			~20%
86	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	4 of 12	~50%
	Great Egret			~30%
	Purple Heron			~20%
	Great-billed Heron			~10%
	Grey Heron			<5%
87	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2 of 12	~50%
	Great Egret			~40%
	Great Blue Heron			~20%
88	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 12	~50%
	Grey Heron			~30%
	Black-headed Heron			~20%
	Great Egret			<5%
89	Gir National Park	🇮🇳 India	3 of 12	~40%
	Grey Heron			~30%
	Great Egret			~20%
	Purple Heron			~10%
90	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2 of 12	~40%
	Cocoi Heron			~30%
	Great Egret			~20%
91	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 12	~40%
	Great Egret			~30%
	Great Blue Heron			~20%
92	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	3 of 12	~40%
	Grey Heron			~30%
	Great Egret			~20%
	Purple Heron			<5%
93	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 12	~40%
	Grey Heron			~20%
	Black-headed Heron			~10%
	Purple Heron			~10%
	Goliath Heron			<5%
94	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4 of 12	~40%
	Great Egret			~20%
	Black-headed Heron			~20%
	Goliath Heron			~10%
	Purple Heron			~10%
95	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	3 of 12	~40%
	Great Egret			~20%
	Grey Heron			~20%
	Purple Heron			~10%
96	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	5 of 12	~40%
	Goliath Heron			~20%
	Black-headed Heron			~10%
	Great Egret			~10%
	Grey Heron			<5%
	Purple Heron			<5%
97	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 12	~40%
	Great Egret			~40%
	White-necked Heron			<5%
98	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2 of 12	~40%
	Purple Heron			~30%
	Great Egret			~10%
99	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	3 of 12	~40%
	Grey Heron			~30%
	Great Egret			~10%
	Purple Heron			<5%
100	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5 of 12	~40%
	Black-headed Heron			~30%
	Great Egret			~10%
	Grey Heron			~10%
	Purple Heron			<5%
	Goliath Heron			<5%
101	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	2 of 12	~40%
	Grey Heron			~20%
	Great Egret			~20%
102	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 12	~40%
	Great Egret			~20%
	Great Blue Heron			~20%
103	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2 of 12	~40%
	Great Egret			~30%
	Cocoi Heron			~10%
104	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	2 of 12	~40%
	Great Egret			~30%
	Great Blue Heron			~10%
105	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	2 of 12	~40%
	Great Egret			~30%
	Cocoi Heron			<5%
106	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	4 of 12	~40%
	Grey Heron			~20%
	Black-headed Heron			~10%
	Great Egret			~10%
	Purple Heron			<5%
107	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 12	~40%
	Great Egret			~20%
	Great Blue Heron			~20%
108	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3 of 12	~40%
	Great Egret			~30%
	Great Blue Heron			~10%
	Cocoi Heron			<5%
109	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 12	~30%
	Great Egret			~30%
	Great Blue Heron			~10%
110	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2 of 12	~30%
	Great Blue Heron			~30%
	Great Egret			~10%
111	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	2 of 12	~30%
	Cocoi Heron			~20%
	Great Egret			~10%
112	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 12	~30%
	Great Blue Heron			~20%
	Great Egret			~10%
113	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 12	~30%
	Great Egret			~30%
	Cocoi Heron			<5%
114	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 12	~30%
	Great Egret			~30%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
115	Hattah-Kulkyne National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 12	~30%
	Great Egret			~30%
	White-necked Heron			~10%
116	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5 of 12	~30%
	Black-headed Heron			~10%
	Grey Heron			~10%
	Great Egret			~10%
	Purple Heron			<5%
	Goliath Heron			<5%
117	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 12	~30%
	Great Blue Heron			~20%
	Great Egret			~20%
118	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 12	~30%
	Great Egret			~30%
	Great Blue Heron			~10%
119	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 12	~30%
	Great Egret			~20%
	Great Blue Heron			~20%
120	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2 of 12	~30%
	Ardea modesta			~30%
	Great Egret			~10%
121	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 12	~30%
	Great Blue Heron			~30%
122	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2 of 12	~30%
	Great Egret			~30%
	Cocoi Heron			<5%
123	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 12	~30%
	Great Egret			~30%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
124	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 12	~30%
	Great Egret			~30%
125	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2 of 12	~30%
	Great Egret			~20%
	Cocoi Heron			~10%
126	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	~30%
	Great Blue Heron			~30%
127	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 12	~30%
	Great Egret			~20%
	Great Blue Heron			~10%
128	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	3 of 12	~30%
	Great Egret			~20%
	Purple Heron			~10%
	Grey Heron			<5%
129	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 12	~30%
	Grey Heron			~20%
	Purple Heron			~10%
130	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 12	~30%
	Great Egret			~20%
	Great Blue Heron			~10%
131	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	3 of 12	~30%
	Grey Heron			~20%
	Great Egret			~10%
	Purple Heron			<5%
132	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3 of 12	~20%
	Grey Heron			~10%
	Black-headed Heron			~10%
	Great Egret			~10%
133	Komodo National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 12	~20%
	Great-billed Heron			~20%
134	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	3 of 12	~20%
	Black-headed Heron			~20%
	Grey Heron			<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
135	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 12	~20%
	Grey Heron			~20%
136	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	2 of 12	~20%
	Grey Heron			~20%
	Great Egret			<5%
137	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 12	~20%
	Great Egret			~20%
	Great Blue Heron			~10%
138	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 12	~20%
	Great Egret			~20%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
139	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2 of 12	~20%
	Cocoi Heron			~10%
	Great Egret			~10%
140	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5 of 12	~20%
	Purple Heron			~10%
	Black-headed Heron			~10%
	Grey Heron			<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Goliath Heron			<5%
141	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 12	~20%
	Great Egret			~20%
	Great Blue Heron			~10%
142	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 12	~20%
	Great Blue Heron			~20%
	Great Egret			<5%
143	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2 of 12	~20%
	Cocoi Heron			~10%
	Great Egret			~10%
144	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1 of 12	~20%
	Grey Heron			~20%
145	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 12	~20%
	Grey Heron			~10%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Black-headed Heron			<5%
146	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	3 of 12	~20%
	Great Egret			~20%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
	Cocoi Heron			<5%
147	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 12	~20%
	Grey Heron			~10%
	Black-headed Heron			~10%
	Purple Heron			<5%
148	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 12	~20%
	Great Blue Heron			~20%
149	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	3 of 12	~20%
	Grey Heron			~10%
	Great Egret			~10%
	Purple Heron			<5%
150	Bako National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 12	~20%
	Great Egret			~20%
151	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	2 of 12	~20%
	Grey Heron			~10%
	Great Egret			~10%
152	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	3 of 12	~20%
	Great Egret			~20%
	Grey Heron			<5%
	Purple Heron			<5%
153	Berenty Reserve	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 12	~20%
	Great Egret			~20%
154	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 12	~20%
	Great Egret			~10%
	Cocoi Heron			~10%
155	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	2 of 12	~20%
	Grey Heron			~20%
	Great Egret			<5%
156	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	~20%
	Great Blue Heron			~20%
157	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 12	~20%
	Great Blue Heron			~20%
158	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	3 of 12	~20%
	Great Egret			~10%
	Grey Heron			~10%
	Purple Heron			<5%
159	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4 of 12	~20%
	Black-headed Heron			~10%
	Purple Heron			<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Grey Heron			<5%
160	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 12	~20%
	Black-headed Heron			~20%
161	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 12	~20%
	Great Blue Heron			~20%
	Great Egret			<5%
162	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 12	~20%
	Great Egret			~10%
	White-necked Heron			~10%
163	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 12	~20%
	Grey Heron			~20%
164	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 12	~10%
	Grey Heron			~10%
	Black-headed Heron			~10%
165	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	~10%
	Great Blue Heron			~10%
166	Nitmiluk National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 12	~10%
	Great-billed Heron			~10%
	Great Egret			<5%
	White-necked Heron			<5%
167	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 12	~10%
	Great Egret			~10%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
168	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	3 of 12	~10%
	Grey Heron			~10%
	Purple Heron			<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
169	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	2 of 12	~10%
	Grey Heron			~10%
	Great Egret			~10%
170	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 12	~10%
	Great Egret			~10%
	Great Blue Heron			~10%
171	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2 of 12	~10%
	Ardea modesta			~10%
	Great Egret			<5%
172	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 12	~10%
	Great Egret			~10%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
173	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	~10%
	Great Blue Heron			~10%
174	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	3 of 12	~10%
	Purple Heron			~10%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Grey Heron			<5%
175	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 12	~10%
	Great Egret			~10%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
176	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 12	~10%
	Great Egret			~10%
	White-necked Heron			~10%
177	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	3 of 12	~10%
	Great Egret			~10%
	Purple Heron			~10%
	Grey Heron			<5%
178	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 12	~10%
	Great Egret			~10%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
179	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 12	~10%
	Great Blue Heron			~10%
180	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 12	~10%
	Great Blue Heron			~10%
	Great Egret			<5%
181	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 12	~10%
	White-necked Heron			~10%
	Great Egret			<5%
182	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 12	~10%
	Great Egret			~10%
	Grey Heron			<5%
183	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	3 of 12	~10%
	Great Egret			~10%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
	Cocoi Heron			<5%
184	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 12	~10%
	Great Blue Heron			~10%
	Great Egret			<5%
185	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3 of 12	~10%
	Great Egret			~10%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
	Cocoi Heron			<5%
186	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 12	~10%
	Great Egret			~10%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
187	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 12	~10%
	Great Blue Heron			~10%
188	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1 of 12	~10%
	Great Egret			~10%
189	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 12	~10%
	Grey Heron			~10%
	Great Egret			<5%
190	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	2 of 12	~10%
	Black-headed Heron			<5%
	Grey Heron			<5%
191	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 12	~10%
	Great Egret			~10%
	White-necked Heron			<5%
192	Tangkoko Nature Reserve	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2 of 12	~10%
	Purple Heron			~10%
	Great-billed Heron			<5%
193	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 12	~10%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
194	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 12	~10%
	Grey Heron			~10%
195	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 12	~10%
	Great Blue Heron			~10%
	Great Egret			<5%
196	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2 of 12	~10%
	Great-billed Heron			~10%
	Great Egret			<5%
197	Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1 of 12	~10%
	Great Egret			~10%
198	Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 12	~10%
	White-necked Heron			<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
199	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 12	~10%
	Black-headed Heron			~10%
	Grey Heron			<5%
200	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2 of 12	~10%
	Great Egret			~10%
	Cocoi Heron			<5%
201	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 12	~10%
	Grey Heron			~10%
202	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 12	~10%
	Great Egret			~10%
203	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	2 of 12	~10%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Grey Heron			<5%
204	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 12	~10%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
205	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	2 of 12	~10%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Grey Heron			<5%
206	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	~10%
	Great Blue Heron			~10%
207	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	2 of 12	~10%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Grey Heron			<5%
208	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 12	~10%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
209	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	1 of 12	~10%
	White-bellied Heron			~10%
210	Mantadia National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	2 of 12	~10%
	Purple Heron			<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
211	Gunung Leuser National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2 of 12	~10%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Purple Heron			<5%
212	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 12	~10%
	Great Blue Heron			~10%
213	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 12	~10%
	Black-headed Heron			~10%
214	Sepilok	🇲🇾 Malaysia	2 of 12	~10%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Purple Heron			<5%
215	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 12	~10%
	Great Blue Heron			~10%
	Great Egret			<5%
216	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 12	~10%
	Great Egret			~10%
217	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 12	~10%
	White-bellied Heron			~10%
218	Kerinci Seblat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2 of 12	~10%
	Purple Heron			<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
219	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 12	~10%
	Black-headed Heron			~10%
220	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	2 of 12	<5%
	Great-billed Heron			<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
221	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 12	<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
	White-necked Heron			<5%
222	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	2 of 12	<5%
	Purple Heron			<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
223	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 12	<5%
	Grey Heron			<5%
224	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2 of 12	<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Grey Heron			<5%
225	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 12	<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Cocoi Heron			<5%
226	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	<5%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
227	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 12	<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Cocoi Heron			<5%
228	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 12	<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
229	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 12	<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
230	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 12	<5%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
231	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 12	<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
232	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 12	<5%
	White-necked Heron			<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
233	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 12	<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Cocoi Heron			<5%
234	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	1 of 12	<5%
	Grey Heron			<5%
235	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 12	<5%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
236	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 12	<5%
	White-necked Heron			<5%
237	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	<5%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
238	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 12	<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
	White-necked Heron			<5%
239	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 12	<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
240	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	<5%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
241	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 12	<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
242	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 12	<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
243	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 12	<5%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
244	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	<5%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
245	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 12	<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
246	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 12	<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
247	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 12	<5%
	White-necked Heron			<5%
248	Taman Negara National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	2 of 12	<5%
	Grey Heron			<5%
	Purple Heron			<5%
249	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	2 of 12	<5%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
250	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2 of 12	<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Grey Heron			<5%
251	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	2 of 12	<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
252	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2 of 12	<5%
	Black-headed Heron			<5%
	Grey Heron			<5%
253	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 12	<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
254	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 12	<5%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
255	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 12	<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
256	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 12	<5%
	Grey Heron			<5%
257	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2 of 12	<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Grey Heron			<5%
258	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 12	<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
259	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	1 of 12	<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
260	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	1 of 12	<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
261	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	1 of 12	<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
262	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 12	<5%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
263	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 12	<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
264	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 12	<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
265	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 12	<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
266	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 12	<5%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
267	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 12	<5%
	Great Egret			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Daejeon	🇰🇷 South Korea	2 of 12	~90%
	Grey Heron			~80%
	Great Egret			~70%
2	Naha	🇯🇵 Japan	2 of 12	~90%
	Grey Heron			~70%
	Great Egret			~70%
3	Mombasa	🇰🇪 Kenya	4 of 12	~90%
	Black-headed Heron			~60%
	Grey Heron			~50%
	Great Egret			~30%
	Purple Heron			~20%
4	Tuen Mun	🇨🇳 China	3 of 12	~90%
	Great Egret			~60%
	Grey Heron			~60%
	Purple Heron			~10%
5	Denpasar	🇮🇩 Indonesia	5 of 12	~90%
	Purple Heron			~60%
	Great Egret			~60%
	Ardea modesta			~20%
	Grey Heron			<5%
	Great-billed Heron			<5%
6	Nagoya	🇯🇵 Japan	2 of 12	~80%
	Grey Heron			~70%
	Great Egret			~50%
7	Osaka	🇯🇵 Japan	3 of 12	~80%
	Grey Heron			~70%
	Great Egret			~40%
	Ardea modesta			~10%
8	Vasai-Virar	🇮🇳 India	3 of 12	~80%
	Grey Heron			~50%
	Purple Heron			~50%
	Great Egret			~40%
9	Tokyo	🇯🇵 Japan	3 of 12	~80%
	Grey Heron			~60%
	Great Egret			~50%
	Ardea modesta			~10%
10	Barranquilla	🇨🇴 Colombia	3 of 12	~80%
	Great Egret			~70%
	Cocoi Heron			~30%
	Great Blue Heron			~10%
11	Ponnani	🇮🇳 India	3 of 12	~80%
	Purple Heron			~50%
	Great Egret			~40%
	Grey Heron			~30%
12	Dar es-Salaam	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4 of 12	~80%
	Grey Heron			~50%
	Black-headed Heron			~40%
	Great Egret			~20%
	Purple Heron			<5%
13	Fukuoka	🇯🇵 Japan	3 of 12	~80%
	Grey Heron			~60%
	Great Egret			~30%
	Ardea modesta			~20%
14	Antananarivo	🇲🇬 Madagascar	3 of 12	~80%
	Great Egret			~80%
	Grey Heron			<5%
	Humblot's Heron			<5%
15	Sendai	🇯🇵 Japan	3 of 12	~80%
	Great Egret			~40%
	Grey Heron			~40%
	Ardea modesta			~40%
16	Quanzhou	🇨🇳 China	2 of 12	~80%
	Great Egret			~50%
	Grey Heron			~50%
17	Luxor	🇪🇬 Egypt	3 of 12	~80%
	Grey Heron			~60%
	Purple Heron			~30%
	Great Egret			~10%
18	Coimbatore	🇮🇳 India	3 of 12	~80%
	Grey Heron			~50%
	Purple Heron			~40%
	Great Egret			~30%
19	Seoul	🇰🇷 South Korea	3 of 12	~70%
	Grey Heron			~60%
	Great Egret			~40%
	Ardea modesta			~10%
20	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 12	~70%
	Great Egret			~50%
	Great Blue Heron			~50%
21	Manama	🇧🇭 Bahrain	3 of 12	~70%
	Grey Heron			~60%
	Great Egret			~30%
	Purple Heron			~10%
22	Amsterdam	🇳🇱 Netherlands	3 of 12	~70%
	Grey Heron			~70%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Purple Heron			<5%
23	Thiruvananthapuram	🇮🇳 India	3 of 12	~70%
	Purple Heron			~40%
	Grey Heron			~40%
	Great Egret			~30%
24	Zanzibar City	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 12	~70%
	Grey Heron			~60%
	Great Egret			~20%
	Purple Heron			~10%
25	N'Djamena	🇹🇩 Chad	4 of 12	~70%
	Black-headed Heron			~40%
	Grey Heron			~30%
	Purple Heron			~20%
	Great Egret			~10%
26	Gwangju	🇰🇷 South Korea	2 of 12	~70%
	Grey Heron			~60%
	Great Egret			~30%
27	Serrekunda	🇬🇲 Gambia	4 of 12	~70%
	Great Egret			~40%
	Grey Heron			~30%
	Black-headed Heron			~20%
	Purple Heron			~10%
28	Dakar	🇸🇳 Senegal	4 of 12	~70%
	Great Egret			~40%
	Grey Heron			~40%
	Purple Heron			~10%
	Black-headed Heron			~10%
29	Kochi	🇮🇳 India	3 of 12	~70%
	Purple Heron			~30%
	Great Egret			~30%
	Grey Heron			~30%
30	Bhopal	🇮🇳 India	3 of 12	~70%
	Grey Heron			~40%
	Great Egret			~40%
	Purple Heron			~10%
31	Kigali	🇷🇼 Rwanda	4 of 12	~70%
	Black-headed Heron			~40%
	Grey Heron			~30%
	Great Egret			~20%
	Purple Heron			<5%
32	Maputo	🇲🇿 Mozambique	4 of 12	~70%
	Grey Heron			~50%
	Purple Heron			~10%
	Black-headed Heron			~10%
	Great Egret			~10%
33	Hiroshima	🇯🇵 Japan	2 of 12	~70%
	Grey Heron			~60%
	Great Egret			~10%
34	Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	3 of 12	~60%
	Great Egret			~30%
	Purple Heron			~30%
	Grey Heron			~30%
35	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	3 of 12	~60%
	Great Egret			~50%
	Cocoi Heron			~10%
	Great Blue Heron			~10%
36	Daegu	🇰🇷 South Korea	2 of 12	~60%
	Grey Heron			~40%
	Great Egret			~40%
37	Riyadh	🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia	3 of 12	~60%
	Grey Heron			~60%
	Purple Heron			~10%
	Great Egret			~10%
38	Busan	🇰🇷 South Korea	2 of 12	~60%
	Grey Heron			~50%
	Great Egret			~20%
39	León	🇲🇽 México	2 of 12	~60%
	Great Egret			~50%
	Great Blue Heron			~20%
40	Kampala	🇺🇬 Uganda	5 of 12	~60%
	Grey Heron			~30%
	Black-headed Heron			~30%
	Purple Heron			~10%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Goliath Heron			<5%
41	Fuzhou	🇨🇳 China	2 of 12	~60%
	Great Egret			~40%
	Grey Heron			~30%
42	Buenos Aires	🇦🇷 Argentina	2 of 12	~60%
	Great Egret			~40%
	Cocoi Heron			~30%
43	Beijing	🇨🇳 China	3 of 12	~60%
	Grey Heron			~50%
	Great Egret			~10%
	Purple Heron			<5%
44	Rajkot	🇮🇳 India	3 of 12	~60%
	Great Egret			~30%
	Grey Heron			~30%
	Purple Heron			~20%
45	Chennai	🇮🇳 India	3 of 12	~60%
	Grey Heron			~30%
	Purple Heron			~30%
	Great Egret			~20%
46	Agra	🇮🇳 India	2 of 12	~60%
	Grey Heron			~50%
	Great Egret			~30%
47	Kuwait City	🇰🇼 Kuwait	3 of 12	~60%
	Grey Heron			~50%
	Great Egret			~10%
	Purple Heron			<5%
48	Taipei	🇹🇼 Taiwan	4 of 12	~60%
	Grey Heron			~40%
	Great Egret			~30%
	Ardea modesta			~10%
	Purple Heron			<5%
49	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	🇧🇴 Bolivia	2 of 12	~60%
	Great Egret			~40%
	Cocoi Heron			~30%
50	Rotterdam [The Hague]	🇳🇱 Netherlands	3 of 12	~60%
	Grey Heron			~50%
	Great Egret			~10%
	Purple Heron			<5%
51	Guiyang	🇨🇳 China	1 of 12	~60%
	Grey Heron			~60%
52	Cairo	🇪🇬 Egypt	3 of 12	~60%
	Grey Heron			~40%
	Great Egret			~20%
	Purple Heron			~20%
53	Salvador	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 12	~60%
	Great Egret			~60%
54	Kunming	🇨🇳 China	2 of 12	~60%
	Grey Heron			~50%
	Great Egret			~10%
55	Belém	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 12	~60%
	Great Egret			~50%
	Cocoi Heron			~10%
56	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	2 of 12	~60%
	Grey Heron			~50%
	Great Egret			~20%
57	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 12	~60%
	Great Egret			~40%
	Great Blue Heron			~30%
58	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 12	~60%
	Great Blue Heron			~30%
	Great Egret			~30%
59	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 12	~50%
	Great Blue Heron			~30%
	Great Egret			~30%
60	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 12	~50%
	Great Egret			~40%
	Great Blue Heron			~30%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Disney's Animal Kingdom	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	Zhuhai Chimelong Ocean Kingdom	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
3	Chimelong Spaceship	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
4	San Diego Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
5	Prague Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
6	Basel Zoo	🇨🇭 Switzerland	In captivity
7	ZooParc de Beauval	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
8	Leipzig Zoological Garden	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
9	Copenhagen Zoo	🇩🇰 Denmark	In captivity
10	Natura Artis Magistra	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
11	Zürich Zoo	🇨🇭 Switzerland	In captivity
12	Dresden Zoo	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
13	California Academy of Sciences	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
14	Parque das Aves	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
15	Barcelona Zoo	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
16	Dvůr Králové Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
17	Zoo Pilsen	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
18	Fota Wildlife Park	🇮🇪 Ireland	In captivity
19	Réserve africaine de Sigean	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
20	Walsrode World Bird Park	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
21	Zoologic park de Lille	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
22	Parc des oiseaux	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
23	Zoo Hluboka	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
24	Le rocher des aigles	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
25	Parque Temático Hacienda Nápoles	🇨🇴 Colombia	In captivity
26	Vinpearl Safari	🇻🇳 Vietnam	In captivity
27	Zoo Miami	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
28	San Diego Zoo Safari Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
29	Lion Country Safari	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
30	Taman Safari Indonesia	🇮🇩 Indonesia	In captivity
31	Al Ain Zoo	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	In captivity
32	Taman Safari Bogor	🇮🇩 Indonesia	In captivity
33	Safari West	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
34	Busch Gardens Williamsburg	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
35	Living Desert Zoo and Gardens	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
36	SeaWorld San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
37	Brookfield Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
38	西霞口神雕山野生動物世界	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
39	Johannesburg Zoo	🇿🇦 South Africa	In captivity
40	Phoenix Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
41	São Paulo Zoo	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
42	Parque Municipal Summit	🇵🇦 Panama	In captivity
43	Knysna Elephant Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	In captivity
44	Safari de Peaugres Circuit Auto	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
45	Kyiv Zoo	🇺🇦 Ukraine	In captivity
46	Saint Louis Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
47	Berlin Zoological Garden	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
48	Wrocław Zoological Garden	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
49	Zoológico de Goiânia	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
50	San Francisco Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity

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Great Herons and Egrets

Species in this group

Cocoi Heron

Great Egret

Grey Heron

Purple Heron

Great Blue Heron

Goliath Heron

Black-headed Heron

White-necked Heron

Great-billed Heron

Ardea modesta

White-bellied Heron

Humblot's Heron

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Great Herons and Egrets

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found

Challenges