Genus

Small Egrets and Herons

Egretta

13 species in our catalog · found in 226 parks

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

Species in this group

Egretta caerulea

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Egretta thula

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Egretta tricolor

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Egretta garzetta

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Egretta sacra

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Egretta intermedia

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Egretta rufescens

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Egretta novaehollandiae

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Egretta picata

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Egretta vinaceigula

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Egretta ardesiaca

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Egretta gularis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Egretta eulophotes

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

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Small Egrets and Herons

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 94 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

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

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Antananarivo	🇲🇬 Madagascar	2 of 13	~90%
	Little Egret			~80%
	Black Heron			~70%
2	Zanzibar City	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 13	~90%
	Little Egret			~90%
	intermediate egret			~30%
	Black Heron			~20%
3	Quanzhou	🇨🇳 China	2 of 13	~80%
	Little Egret			~80%
	intermediate egret			~10%
4	Dakar	🇸🇳 Senegal	4 of 13	~80%
	Western Reef Egret			~40%
	Little Egret			~30%
	intermediate egret			~30%
	Black Heron			~20%
5	Naha	🇯🇵 Japan	3 of 13	~80%
	Little Egret			~70%
	Pacific Reef Heron			~20%
	intermediate egret			~20%
6	Manama	🇧🇭 Bahrain	2 of 13	~80%
	Western Reef Egret			~70%
	Little Egret			~40%
7	Barranquilla	🇨🇴 Colombia	4 of 13	~80%
	Snowy Egret			~60%
	Tricolored Heron			~30%
	Little Blue Heron			~20%
	Reddish Egret			<5%
8	Guiyang	🇨🇳 China	1 of 13	~80%
	Little Egret			~80%
9	Tuen Mun	🇨🇳 China	3 of 13	~80%
	Little Egret			~70%
	intermediate egret			~10%
	Pacific Reef Heron			<5%
10	Denpasar	🇮🇩 Indonesia	3 of 13	~70%
	Little Egret			~60%
	intermediate egret			~30%
	Pacific Reef Heron			~20%
11	Riyadh	🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia	1 of 13	~70%
	Little Egret			~70%
12	Luxor	🇪🇬 Egypt	1 of 13	~70%
	Little Egret			~70%
13	Kuwait City	🇰🇼 Kuwait	2 of 13	~70%
	Western Reef Egret			~50%
	Little Egret			~40%
14	Thiruvananthapuram	🇮🇳 India	3 of 13	~70%
	Little Egret			~50%
	intermediate egret			~40%
	Western Reef Egret			<5%
15	Dar es-Salaam	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 13	~70%
	Little Egret			~50%
	Black Heron			~20%
	intermediate egret			~10%
16	Suzhou	🇨🇳 China	2 of 13	~70%
	Little Egret			~70%
	intermediate egret			~10%
17	Taichung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	2 of 13	~70%
	Little Egret			~60%
	intermediate egret			~10%
18	Ponnani	🇮🇳 India	3 of 13	~70%
	Little Egret			~40%
	intermediate egret			~40%
	Western Reef Egret			~10%
19	Ningbo	🇨🇳 China	2 of 13	~70%
	Little Egret			~70%
	intermediate egret			~10%
20	Vasai-Virar	🇮🇳 India	3 of 13	~70%
	Little Egret			~50%
	intermediate egret			~30%
	Western Reef Egret			~10%
21	Nanchang	🇨🇳 China	2 of 13	~70%
	Little Egret			~60%
	intermediate egret			~10%
22	Shanghai	🇨🇳 China	3 of 13	~70%
	Little Egret			~70%
	intermediate egret			<5%
	Chinese Egret			<5%
23	Đà Nẵng	🇻🇳 Vietnam	3 of 13	~70%
	Little Egret			~60%
	Pacific Reef Heron			~20%
	intermediate egret			~10%
24	Tainan	🇹🇼 Taiwan	2 of 13	~70%
	Little Egret			~60%
	intermediate egret			~10%
25	Hangzhou	🇨🇳 China	2 of 13	~70%
	Little Egret			~60%
	intermediate egret			~10%
26	Kunming	🇨🇳 China	2 of 13	~70%
	Little Egret			~60%
	intermediate egret			~10%
27	Kota	🇮🇳 India	2 of 13	~70%
	Little Egret			~50%
	intermediate egret			~30%
28	Karachi	🇵🇰 Pakistan	2 of 13	~60%
	Western Reef Egret			~40%
	Little Egret			~40%
29	Serrekunda	🇬🇲 Gambia	4 of 13	~60%
	Western Reef Egret			~40%
	Black Heron			~20%
	Little Egret			~10%
	intermediate egret			~10%
30	Kochi	🇮🇳 India	3 of 13	~60%
	Little Egret			~40%
	intermediate egret			~30%
	Western Reef Egret			~10%
31	Cairo	🇪🇬 Egypt	1 of 13	~60%
	Little Egret			~60%
32	Coimbatore	🇮🇳 India	3 of 13	~60%
	Little Egret			~50%
	intermediate egret			~30%
	Western Reef Egret			<5%
33	Kollam	🇮🇳 India	3 of 13	~60%
	Little Egret			~50%
	intermediate egret			~30%
	Western Reef Egret			~10%
34	São Luís	🇧🇷 Brazil	3 of 13	~60%
	Snowy Egret			~40%
	Little Blue Heron			~30%
	Tricolored Heron			~10%
35	Daejeon	🇰🇷 South Korea	2 of 13	~60%
	Little Egret			~60%
	intermediate egret			~10%
36	Indore	🇮🇳 India	2 of 13	~60%
	Little Egret			~50%
	intermediate egret			~30%
37	Savar	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	2 of 13	~60%
	Little Egret			~60%
	intermediate egret			~10%
38	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	3 of 13	~60%
	Little Blue Heron			~30%
	Snowy Egret			~30%
	Tricolored Heron			~20%
39	Manila	🇵🇭 Philippines	3 of 13	~60%
	Little Egret			~50%
	intermediate egret			~10%
	Chinese Egret			<5%
40	Taipei	🇹🇼 Taiwan	4 of 13	~60%
	Little Egret			~50%
	intermediate egret			~10%
	Pacific Reef Heron			<5%
	Chinese Egret			<5%
41	Casablanca	🇲🇦 Morocco	1 of 13	~60%
	Little Egret			~60%
42	Chengdu	🇨🇳 China	2 of 13	~60%
	Little Egret			~60%
	intermediate egret			<5%
43	Chennai	🇮🇳 India	3 of 13	~60%
	Little Egret			~50%
	intermediate egret			~20%
	Western Reef Egret			<5%
44	Fuzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 13	~60%
	Little Egret			~60%
45	Maputo	🇲🇿 Mozambique	2 of 13	~60%
	Little Egret			~60%
	intermediate egret			~10%
46	Rajkot	🇮🇳 India	2 of 13	~60%
	Little Egret			~50%
	intermediate egret			~20%
47	Kozhikode	🇮🇳 India	3 of 13	~60%
	Little Egret			~40%
	intermediate egret			~20%
	Western Reef Egret			~10%
48	Mumbai	🇮🇳 India	3 of 13	~60%
	Little Egret			~40%
	intermediate egret			~20%
	Western Reef Egret			~10%
49	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 13	~60%
	Snowy Egret			~40%
	Little Blue Heron			~10%
	Reddish Egret			~10%
	Tricolored Heron			<5%
50	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 13	~60%
	Tricolored Heron			~30%
	Little Blue Heron			~20%
	Snowy Egret			~20%
	Reddish Egret			<5%
51	Kaohsiung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	4 of 13	~60%
	Little Egret			~50%
	intermediate egret			~10%
	Pacific Reef Heron			<5%
	Chinese Egret			<5%
52	Guangzhou	🇨🇳 China	2 of 13	~60%
	Little Egret			~50%
	intermediate egret			<5%
53	Xiuying District	🇨🇳 China	1 of 13	~60%
	Little Egret			~60%
54	Osaka	🇯🇵 Japan	2 of 13	~60%
	Little Egret			~50%
	intermediate egret			~10%
55	Surat	🇮🇳 India	3 of 13	~60%
	Little Egret			~30%
	intermediate egret			~30%
	Western Reef Egret			~10%
56	Shantou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 13	~50%
	Little Egret			~50%
57	Colachel	🇮🇳 India	3 of 13	~50%
	Little Egret			~30%
	intermediate egret			~20%
	Western Reef Egret			~10%
58	Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2 of 13	~50%
	Little Egret			~40%
	intermediate egret			~20%
59	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 13	~50%
	Snowy Egret			~50%
	Reddish Egret			~10%
60	Jinhua	🇨🇳 China	1 of 13	~50%
	Little Egret			~50%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Zhuhai Chimelong Ocean Kingdom	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
2	Chimelong Spaceship	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
3	Busch Gardens Tampa	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
4	San Diego Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
5	Pairi Daiza	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
6	Tierpark Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
7	Natura Artis Magistra	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
8	Planckendael Zoo	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
9	Barcelona Zoo	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
10	Ostrava Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
11	Zoo Pilsen	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
12	Parc des oiseaux	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
13	Vinpearl Safari	🇻🇳 Vietnam	In captivity
14	San Diego Zoo Safari Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
15	Nehru Zoological Park	🇮🇳 India	In captivity
16	Columbus Zoo and Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
17	Bronx Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
18	Parc animalier de Sainte-Croix	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
19	Brookfield Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
20	National Zoological Park Delhi	🇮🇳 India	In captivity
21	Zoo and Botanical Garden of Branféré	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
22	Slimbridge Wetland Centre	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
23	Phoenix Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
24	The Maryland Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
25	Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
26	Leofoo Village Theme Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	In captivity
27	Kyiv Zoo	🇺🇦 Ukraine	In captivity
28	Healesville Sanctuary	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
29	Berlin Zoological Garden	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
30	Temaikén	🇦🇷 Argentina	In captivity
31	Gatorland	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
32	Taronga Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
33	Kunming Zoo	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
34	Crocodylus Park	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
35	Melbourne Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
36	San Antonio Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
37	Perth Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
38	Cameron Park Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
39	Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
40	Zoo d'Amnéville	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
41	Auckland Zoo	🇳🇿 New Zealand	In captivity
42	London Zoo	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
43	Aquarama Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
44	Cleres Zoological Park	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
45	Lincoln Park Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
46	African Village	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	In captivity
47	Wildwood Discovery Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
48	Aquazoo Friesland	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
49	Frankfurt Zoological Garden	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
50	Biotropica	🇫🇷 France	In captivity

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Challenges

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Small Egrets and Herons

Species in this group

Little Blue Heron

Snowy Egret

Tricolored Heron

Little Egret

Pacific Reef Heron

intermediate egret

Reddish Egret

White-faced Heron

Pied Heron

Slaty Egret

Black Heron

Western Reef Egret

Chinese Egret

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Small Egrets and Herons

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found

Challenges