Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyArdeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)
- GenusEgretta (Small Egrets and Herons)
- SpeciesEgretta tricolor (Tricolored Heron)
The tricolored heron (Egretta tricolor), formerly known as the Louisiana heron, is a small species of heron native to coastal parts of the Americas. The species is more solitary than other species of heron in the Americas and eats a diet consisting mostly of small fish. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Tricolored Heron sighting in Channel Islands National Park, based on 45 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Channel Islands National Park
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Reddish Egret
Egretta rufescens
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Nyctanassa violacea
Green Heron
Butorides virescens
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
American Bittern
Botaurus lentiginosus
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
White-faced Ibis
Plegadis chihi
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Tricolored Heron in Channel Islands National Park?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Tricolored Heron sighting in Channel Islands National Park, based on 45 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Tricolored Heron in Channel Islands National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Tricolored Heron in Channel Islands National Park in our monthly data.