Squacco Heron
Ardeola ralloides
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyArdeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)
- GenusArdeola (Pond Herons)
- SpeciesArdeola ralloides (Squacco Heron)
The squacco heron (Ardeola ralloides) is a small heron, 44–47 cm (17+1⁄2–18+1⁄2 in) long, of which the body is 20–23 cm (8–9 in), with 80–92 cm (31+1⁄2–36 in) wingspan. It is of Old World origins, breeding in southern Europe and the Greater Middle East. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Squacco Heron sighting in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park, based on 42 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Sierra de Guadarrama National Park
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Eurasian Bittern
Botaurus stellaris
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea
Northern Bald Ibis
Geronticus eremita
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 Squacco Heron in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Squacco Heron sighting in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park, based on 42 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Squacco Heron in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Squacco Heron in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park in our monthly data.