Reddish Egret

Egretta rufescens

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassAves (Aus)
OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
FamilyArdeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)
GenusEgretta (Small Egrets and Herons)
SpeciesEgretta rufescens (Reddish Egret)

Insufficient data

overall probability at Santa Rosa National Park

2 Verified records at Santa Rosa National Park

☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The reddish egret (Egretta rufescens) is a medium-sized heron that is a resident breeder in Central America, the Bahamas, the Caribbean, the Gulf Coast of the United States (primarily Texas), and Mexico. The egret is known for its unusual foraging behavior compared to other herons as well as its association with mud flats, its habitat of choice. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Santa Rosa National Park

Egretta caerulea

Egretta thula

Egretta tricolor

Tigrisoma mexicanum

Ardea alba

Bubulcus ibis

Butorides virescens

Ardea herodias

Nyctanassa violacea

Cochlearius cochlearius

<5% · Rare

Nycticorax nycticorax

Insufficient data

Pelecanus occidentalis

10–20% · With luck

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📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Reddish Egret at Santa Rosa National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

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

☀️Diurnal

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	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	50–60%
2	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	40–50%
3	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	40–50%
4	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	40–50%
5	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	20–30%
6	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
7	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
8	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
9	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
10	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	5–10%
11	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
12	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
13	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
14	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
15	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
16	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
17	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
18	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
19	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
20	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
21	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
22	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
23	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
24	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	Insufficient data
25	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
26	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
27	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
28	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data

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Reddish Egret

Closest Relatives at Santa Rosa National Park

Little Blue Heron

Snowy Egret

Tricolored Heron

Bare-throated Tiger Heron

Great Egret

Cattle Egret

Green Heron

Great Blue Heron

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

Boat-billed Heron

Black-crowned Night Heron

Brown Pelican

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☀️ When They're Spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found