Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyArdeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)
- GenusEgretta (Small Egrets and Herons)
- SpeciesEgretta garzetta (Little Egret)
The little egret (Egretta garzetta) is a species of small heron in the family Ardeidae. It is a white bird with a slender black beak, long black legs and, in the western race, yellow feet. As an aquatic bird, it feeds in shallow water and on land, consuming a variety of small creatures. It breeds colonially, often with other species of water birds, making a platform nest of sticks in a tree, bush or reed bed. A clutch of three to five bluish-green eggs is laid and incubated by both parents for about three weeks. The young fledge at about six weeks of age. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Little Egret sighting in Fertő-Hanság National Park, based on 312 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Fertő-Hanság National Park
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Eurasian Bittern
Botaurus stellaris
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Squacco Heron
Ardeola ralloides
Eurasian Spoonbill
Platalea leucorodia
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
📅 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 Little Egret in Fertő-Hanság National Park?
About 19% of wildlife watchers report a Little Egret sighting in Fertő-Hanság National Park, based on 312 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Little Egret in Fertő-Hanság National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Little Egret in Fertő-Hanság National Park in our monthly data.