Ardea modesta

Ardea modesta

Ardea modesta

Insufficient data
overall probability at Khao Yai National Park
1 Verified records at Khao Yai National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The eastern great egret (Ardea alba modesta) is a species of heron from the genus Ardea, usually considered a subspecies of the great egret (A. alba). In New Zealand it is known as the white heron or by its Māori name kōtuku. It was first described by British ornithologist John Edward Gray in 1831. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Khao Yai National Park

Great Egret
LC Endemic

Great Egret

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ardea alba

5–10% · With luck
Purple Heron
LC

Purple Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ardea purpurea

5–10% · Rare
Grey Heron
LC

Grey Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ardea cinerea

<5% · Rare
Little Egret
LC

Little Egret

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Egretta garzetta

20–30% · Possible
Chinese Pond Heron
LC

Chinese Pond Heron

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ardeola bacchus

20–30% · Possible
Striated Heron
LC

Striated Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Butorides striata

5–10% · With luck
intermediate egret

intermediate egret

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Egretta intermedia

5–10% · With luck
Black-crowned Night Heron
LC

Black-crowned Night Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nycticorax nycticorax

<5% · Rare
Javan Pond Heron
LC

Javan Pond Heron

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ardeola speciosa

<5% · Rare
Malayan Night Heron
LC

Malayan Night Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gorsachius melanolophus

Insufficient data
Glossy Ibis
LC

Glossy Ibis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Plegadis falcinellus

<5% · Rare
Grey Pelican
NT

Grey Pelican

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pelecanus philippensis

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Ardea modesta at Khao Yai National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
20–30%
2 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
3 Abel Tasman National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
10–20%
4 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
10–20%
5 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
6 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
7 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
8 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
9 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
10 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
11 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
12 Rakiura National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Insufficient data
13 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
14 Arthur's Pass National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Insufficient data
15 Aoraki Mount Cook National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Insufficient data
16 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
17 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
18 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
19 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
20 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
21 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
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