intermediate egret
Egretta intermedia
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyArdeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)
- GenusEgretta (Small Egrets and Herons)
- SpeciesEgretta intermedia (intermediate egret)
The medium egret (Ardea intermedia), median egret, smaller egret or intermediate egret, is a medium-sized heron. Some taxonomists put the species in the genus Egretta or Mesophoyx. It is a resident breeder in southern and eastern Asia. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a intermediate egret sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Nyungwe National Park
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
Rufous-bellied Heron
Ardeola rufiventris
Black-headed Heron
Ardea melanocephala
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Striated Heron
Butorides striata
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea
Goliath Heron
Ardea goliath
Hadada
Bostrychia hagedash
Hamerkop
Scopus umbretta
African Sacred Ibis
Threskiornis aethiopicus
📅 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 intermediate egret in Nyungwe National Park?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a intermediate egret sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see intermediate egret in Nyungwe National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for intermediate egret in Nyungwe National Park in our monthly data.