Genus

Great Herons and Egrets

Ardea

12 species in our catalog · found in 279 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Ardea alba

Ardea purpurea

Ardea cinerea

Ardea herodias

Ardea cocoi

Ardea melanocephala

Ardea goliath

Ardea pacifica

Ardea sumatrana

Ardea modesta

Ardea insignis

Ardea humbloti

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

30–40

Jan

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Feb

30–40

Mar

30–40

Apr

30–40

May

30–40

Jun

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Jul

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Aug

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Sep

30–40

Oct

30–40

Nov

30–40

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Great Herons and Egrets

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	P(≥1)
1	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	4	90–100%
	Purple Heron			80–90%
	Grey Heron			70–80%
	Great Egret			60–70%
	Ardea modesta			Insufficient data
2	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	3	90–100%
	Great Egret			80–90%
	Grey Heron			70–80%
	Purple Heron			30–40%
3	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	2	90–100%
	Great Egret			80–90%
	Great Blue Heron			70–80%
4	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	5	90–100%
	Great Egret			70–80%
	Grey Heron			50–60%
	Goliath Heron			20–30%
	Black-headed Heron			20–30%
	Purple Heron			10–20%
5	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	4	90–100%
	Grey Heron			60–70%
	Great Egret			60–70%
	Purple Heron			40–50%
	Ardea modesta			Insufficient data
6	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5	90–100%
	Grey Heron			70–80%
	Great Egret			40–50%
	Black-headed Heron			40–50%
	Goliath Heron			20–30%
	Purple Heron			<5%
7	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5	90–100%
	Grey Heron			50–60%
	Great Egret			50–60%
	Goliath Heron			40–50%
	Black-headed Heron			30–40%
	Purple Heron			5–10%
8	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	4	90–100%
	Great Egret			50–60%
	Grey Heron			50–60%
	Purple Heron			50–60%
	Ardea modesta			Insufficient data
9	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	90–100%
	Great Egret			80–90%
	Great Blue Heron			40–50%
10	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	5	90–100%
	Great Egret			60–70%
	Purple Heron			60–70%
	Ardea modesta			10–20%
	Grey Heron			<5%
	Great-billed Heron			<5%
11	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	5	90–100%
	Great Egret			50–60%
	Goliath Heron			40–50%
	Grey Heron			40–50%
	Black-headed Heron			20–30%
	Purple Heron			10–20%
12	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	5	90–100%
	Grey Heron			60–70%
	Great Egret			40–50%
	Goliath Heron			40–50%
	Black-headed Heron			5–10%
	Purple Heron			Insufficient data
13	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	5	90–100%
	Great Egret			50–60%
	Grey Heron			50–60%
	Goliath Heron			30–40%
	Purple Heron			20–30%
	Black-headed Heron			5–10%
14	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5	80–90%
	Grey Heron			60–70%
	Black-headed Heron			50–60%
	Great Egret			20–30%
	Goliath Heron			Insufficient data
	Purple Heron			Insufficient data
15	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5	80–90%
	Goliath Heron			40–50%
	Great Egret			40–50%
	Grey Heron			30–40%
	Black-headed Heron			20–30%
	Purple Heron			20–30%
16	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	80–90%
	Great Egret			60–70%
	Great Blue Heron			60–70%
17	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	80–90%
	Great Egret			70–80%
	Great Blue Heron			40–50%
18	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	5	80–90%
	Grey Heron			50–60%
	Great Egret			50–60%
	Black-headed Heron			30–40%
	Goliath Heron			10–20%
	Purple Heron			<5%
19	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	3	80–90%
	Great Egret			60–70%
	Grey Heron			50–60%
	Purple Heron			10–20%
20	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	5	80–90%
	Great Egret			40–50%
	Grey Heron			40–50%
	Goliath Heron			30–40%
	Black-headed Heron			20–30%
	Purple Heron			10–20%
21	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	3	80–90%
	Grey Heron			50–60%
	Great Egret			50–60%
	Purple Heron			20–30%
22	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	5	80–90%
	Goliath Heron			40–50%
	Black-headed Heron			30–40%
	Great Egret			30–40%
	Grey Heron			20–30%
	Purple Heron			20–30%
23	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	80–90%
	Cocoi Heron			60–70%
	Great Egret			50–60%
24	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	80–90%
	Great Egret			60–70%
	Great Blue Heron			50–60%
25	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	3	80–90%
	Great Egret			70–80%
	Cocoi Heron			10–20%
	Great Blue Heron			10–20%
26	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2	80–90%
	Great Egret			60–70%
	Cocoi Heron			50–60%
27	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	80–90%
	Great Egret			40–50%
	Grey Heron			40–50%
	Purple Heron			20–30%
28	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5	80–90%
	Great Egret			30–40%
	Grey Heron			30–40%
	Purple Heron			20–30%
	Black-headed Heron			10–20%
	Goliath Heron			10–20%
29	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	80–90%
	Grey Heron			50–60%
	Great Egret			40–50%
	Purple Heron			20–30%
30	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	4	70–80%
	Great Egret			40–50%
	Grey Heron			40–50%
	Purple Heron			10–20%
	Ardea modesta			Insufficient data
31	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	5	70–80%
	Great Egret			40–50%
	Grey Heron			30–40%
	Goliath Heron			20–30%
	Purple Heron			5–10%
	Black-headed Heron			<5%
32	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	70–80%
	Great Egret			50–60%
	Great Blue Heron			50–60%
33	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	2	70–80%
	Grey Heron			50–60%
	Great Egret			50–60%
34	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5	70–80%
	Black-headed Heron			40–50%
	Great Egret			30–40%
	Grey Heron			30–40%
	Purple Heron			Insufficient data
	Goliath Heron			Insufficient data
35	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	3	70–80%
	Grey Heron			60–70%
	Great Egret			20–30%
	Purple Heron			10–20%
36	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	70–80%
	Great Egret			50–60%
	Great Blue Heron			40–50%
37	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	70–80%
	Great Egret			50–60%
	Great Blue Heron			50–60%
38	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	5	70–80%
	Great Egret			40–50%
	Grey Heron			20–30%
	Goliath Heron			20–30%
	Black-headed Heron			10–20%
	Purple Heron			<5%
39	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4	70–80%
	Great Egret			50–60%
	White-necked Heron			30–40%
	Ardea modesta			10–20%
	Great-billed Heron			<5%
40	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5	70–80%
	Black-headed Heron			40–50%
	Grey Heron			30–40%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	Purple Heron			<5%
	Goliath Heron			<5%
41	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	70–80%
	Great Egret			60–70%
	Purple Heron			5–10%
	Grey Heron			5–10%
42	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5	70–80%
	Black-headed Heron			20–30%
	Great Egret			20–30%
	Grey Heron			20–30%
	Goliath Heron			20–30%
	Purple Heron			5–10%
43	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5	60–70%
	Grey Heron			40–50%
	Great Egret			20–30%
	Goliath Heron			10–20%
	Purple Heron			5–10%
	Black-headed Heron			5–10%
44	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	2	60–70%
	Cocoi Heron			50–60%
	Great Egret			30–40%
45	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	3	60–70%
	Grey Heron			50–60%
	Great Egret			20–30%
	Purple Heron			10–20%
46	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5	60–70%
	Grey Heron			40–50%
	Great Egret			20–30%
	Black-headed Heron			10–20%
	Goliath Heron			<5%
	Purple Heron			Insufficient data
47	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	60–70%
	Great Blue Heron			40–50%
	Great Egret			30–40%
48	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	2	60–70%
	Great Egret			50–60%
	Great Blue Heron			20–30%
49	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	3	60–70%
	Grey Heron			30–40%
	Great Egret			30–40%
	Purple Heron			10–20%
50	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5	60–70%
	Grey Heron			40–50%
	Black-headed Heron			30–40%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	Goliath Heron			<5%
	Purple Heron			<5%
51	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	4	60–70%
	Purple Heron			40–50%
	Great Egret			30–40%
	Humblot's Heron			<5%
	Grey Heron			<5%
52	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	2	60–70%
	Great Blue Heron			40–50%
	Great Egret			30–40%
53	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	3	60–70%
	Grey Heron			40–50%
	Great Egret			20–30%
	Purple Heron			<5%
54	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	60–70%
	Great Blue Heron			50–60%
	Great Egret			10–20%
55	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4	60–70%
	Great Egret			30–40%
	Great-billed Heron			20–30%
	Ardea modesta			10–20%
	White-necked Heron			<5%
56	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5	60–70%
	Grey Heron			30–40%
	Great Egret			20–30%
	Black-headed Heron			10–20%
	Goliath Heron			<5%
	Purple Heron			Insufficient data
57	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5	60–70%
	Black-headed Heron			40–50%
	Grey Heron			20–30%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Goliath Heron			<5%
	Purple Heron			<5%
58	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	5	60–70%
	Black-headed Heron			30–40%
	Grey Heron			20–30%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	Goliath Heron			5–10%
	Purple Heron			<5%
59	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5	60–70%
	Black-headed Heron			40–50%
	Grey Heron			20–30%
	Great Egret			5–10%
	Goliath Heron			<5%
	Purple Heron			Insufficient data
60	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	3	50–60%
	Great Egret			40–50%
	Grey Heron			20–30%
	Purple Heron			5–10%
61	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5	50–60%
	Goliath Heron			20–30%
	Grey Heron			20–30%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	Black-headed Heron			5–10%
	Purple Heron			Insufficient data
62	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	50–60%
	Great Egret			40–50%
	Great Blue Heron			10–20%
63	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	2	50–60%
	Great Egret			50–60%
	Great Blue Heron			5–10%
64	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2	50–60%
	Cocoi Heron			40–50%
	Great Egret			20–30%
65	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5	50–60%
	Black-headed Heron			20–30%
	Grey Heron			20–30%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	Goliath Heron			Insufficient data
	Purple Heron			<5%
66	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	5	50–60%
	Grey Heron			20–30%
	Black-headed Heron			10–20%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	Goliath Heron			5–10%
	Purple Heron			Insufficient data
67	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3	50–60%
	Great Egret			30–40%
	Cocoi Heron			20–30%
	Great Blue Heron			5–10%
68	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	3	50–60%
	Great Egret			30–40%
	Cocoi Heron			20–30%
	Great Blue Heron			Insufficient data
69	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	5	50–60%
	Black-headed Heron			20–30%
	Grey Heron			10–20%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	Goliath Heron			5–10%
	Purple Heron			<5%
70	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	50–60%
	Great Egret			30–40%
	Great Blue Heron			20–30%
71	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	3	50–60%
	Grey Heron			30–40%
	Great Egret			20–30%
	Purple Heron			<5%
72	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	50–60%
	Great Egret			30–40%
	Great Blue Heron			20–30%
73	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	5	50–60%
	Grey Heron			20–30%
	Goliath Heron			20–30%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	Black-headed Heron			<5%
	Purple Heron			Insufficient data
74	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	50–60%
	Great Egret			30–40%
	Great Blue Heron			20–30%
75	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	50–60%
	Grey Heron			20–30%
	Great Egret			20–30%
	Purple Heron			10–20%
76	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4	40–50%
	Grey Heron			20–30%
	Black-headed Heron			10–20%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	Goliath Heron			Insufficient data
77	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	4	40–50%
	Purple Heron			20–30%
	Great-billed Heron			Insufficient data
	Great Egret			10–20%
	Grey Heron			Insufficient data
78	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2	40–50%
	Cocoi Heron			30–40%
	Great Egret			20–30%
79	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	40–50%
	Great Egret			30–40%
	Cocoi Heron			20–30%
80	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	2	40–50%
	Great Egret			20–30%
	Grey Heron			20–30%
81	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5	40–50%
	Grey Heron			20–30%
	Black-headed Heron			10–20%
	Purple Heron			10–20%
	Goliath Heron			<5%
	Great Egret			Insufficient data
82	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	40–50%
	Black-headed Heron			20–30%
	Grey Heron			20–30%
	Great Egret			5–10%
83	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5	40–50%
	Black-headed Heron			20–30%
	Grey Heron			10–20%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	Goliath Heron			<5%
	Purple Heron			<5%
84	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2	40–50%
	Cocoi Heron			30–40%
	Great Egret			20–30%
85	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	40–50%
	Great Egret			30–40%
	Great Blue Heron			10–20%
86	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5	40–50%
	Black-headed Heron			10–20%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	Goliath Heron			10–20%
	Purple Heron			5–10%
	Grey Heron			Insufficient data
87	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	5	40–50%
	Grey Heron			20–30%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	Purple Heron			<5%
	Black-headed Heron			Insufficient data
	Goliath Heron			Insufficient data
88	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	40–50%
	Cocoi Heron			20–30%
	Great Egret			20–30%
89	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	40–50%
	Great Egret			40–50%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
90	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	40–50%
	Great Egret			20–30%
	Grey Heron			20–30%
	Purple Heron			5–10%
91	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2	40–50%
	Grey Heron			30–40%
	Great Egret			5–10%
92	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	3	40–50%
	Great Egret			30–40%
	Great Blue Heron			10–20%
	Cocoi Heron			5–10%
93	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	5	40–50%
	Black-headed Heron			20–30%
	Grey Heron			10–20%
	Great Egret			5–10%
	Goliath Heron			5–10%
	Purple Heron			<5%
94	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	2	40–50%
	Great Egret			40–50%
	Cocoi Heron			Insufficient data
95	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	30–40%
	Great Blue Heron			20–30%
	Great Egret			10–20%
96	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5	30–40%
	Black-headed Heron			20–30%
	Great Egret			5–10%
	Grey Heron			5–10%
	Purple Heron			<5%
	Goliath Heron			<5%
97	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	2	30–40%
	Great Egret			30–40%
	Cocoi Heron			5–10%
98	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	3	30–40%
	Grey Heron			20–30%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	Purple Heron			<5%
99	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	4	30–40%
	Grey Heron			10–20%
	Black-headed Heron			10–20%
	Great Egret			5–10%
	Purple Heron			<5%
100	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3	30–40%
	Great Egret			20–30%
	Great Blue Heron			10–20%
	Cocoi Heron			<5%
101	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2	30–40%
	Great Blue Heron			30–40%
	Great Egret			5–10%
102	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	30–40%
	Great Egret			30–40%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
103	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	2	30–40%
	Cocoi Heron			20–30%
	Great Egret			10–20%
104	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	2	30–40%
	Great Egret			30–40%
	Cocoi Heron			<5%
105	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	2	30–40%
	Great Egret			20–30%
	Cocoi Heron			10–20%
106	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	30–40%
	Great Blue Heron			10–20%
	Great Egret			10–20%
107	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	30–40%
	Great Egret			20–30%
	Cocoi Heron			<5%
108	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	30–40%
	Great Egret			20–30%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
109	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	5	30–40%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	Purple Heron			5–10%
	Ardea modesta			Insufficient data
	Great-billed Heron			5–10%
	Grey Heron			<5%
110	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	30–40%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	Great Blue Heron			10–20%
111	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	4	30–40%
	Grey Heron			20–30%
	Purple Heron			Insufficient data
	Black-headed Heron			<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
112	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	3	30–40%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	Cocoi Heron			10–20%
	Great Blue Heron			Insufficient data
113	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2	20–30%
	Great Egret			20–30%
	Cocoi Heron			<5%
114	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	4	20–30%
	Black-headed Heron			10–20%
	Great Egret			5–10%
	Grey Heron			5–10%
	Purple Heron			Insufficient data
115	Kerinci Seblat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	3	20–30%
	Purple Heron			10–20%
	Great Egret			5–10%
	Grey Heron			5–10%
116	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	3	20–30%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	Purple Heron			10–20%
	Grey Heron			<5%
117	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	20–30%
	Great Egret			20–30%
	Ardea modesta			Insufficient data
	White-necked Heron			<5%
118	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	20–30%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	White-necked Heron			5–10%
	Ardea modesta			5–10%
119	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2	20–30%
	Ardea modesta			20–30%
	Great Egret			5–10%
120	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	3	20–30%
	Grey Heron			20–30%
	Great Egret			Insufficient data
	Great Blue Heron			Insufficient data
121	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	20–30%
	Great Blue Heron			20–30%
122	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	2	20–30%
	Great Egret			20–30%
	Great Blue Heron			Insufficient data
123	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5	20–30%
	Black-headed Heron			10–20%
	Grey Heron			5–10%
	Great Egret			5–10%
	Purple Heron			<5%
	Goliath Heron			Insufficient data
124	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	20–30%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	Great Blue Heron			10–20%
125	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	20–30%
	Great Egret			20–30%
	Great Blue Heron			5–10%
126	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	20–30%
	Grey Heron			10–20%
	Black-headed Heron			10–20%
	Great Egret			5–10%
127	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	2	20–30%
	Grey Heron			10–20%
	Great Egret			5–10%
128	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	1	20–30%
	Great Blue Heron			20–30%
129	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	20–30%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	Grey Heron			5–10%
	Purple Heron			<5%
130	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	20–30%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	Great Blue Heron			5–10%
131	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	20–30%
	Great Blue Heron			20–30%
	Great Egret			Insufficient data
132	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	20–30%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	Great Blue Heron			5–10%
133	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5	20–30%
	Black-headed Heron			10–20%
	Purple Heron			<5%
	Grey Heron			<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Goliath Heron			Insufficient data
134	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	2	20–30%
	Great Blue Heron			20–30%
	Great Egret			<5%
135	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	3	20–30%
	Black-headed Heron			10–20%
	Grey Heron			5–10%
	Great Egret			<5%
136	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	20–30%
	Great Blue Heron			20–30%
137	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	20–30%
	Great Blue Heron			20–30%
	Great Egret			<5%
138	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	3	20–30%
	Grey Heron			10–20%
	Purple Heron			<5%
	Great Egret			Insufficient data
139	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	20–30%
	Great Blue Heron			10–20%
	Great Egret			<5%
140	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	20–30%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	Great Blue Heron			5–10%
141	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5	20–30%
	Grey Heron			10–20%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Black-headed Heron			<5%
	Purple Heron			Insufficient data
	Goliath Heron			Insufficient data
142	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	20–30%
	Great Blue Heron			20–30%
	Great Egret			Insufficient data
143	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	2	20–30%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	Great Blue Heron			5–10%
144	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	2	10–20%
	Grey Heron			10–20%
	Great Egret			Insufficient data
145	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	10–20%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	Great Blue Heron			5–10%
146	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	10–20%
	Great Blue Heron			10–20%
	Great Egret			<5%
147	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	10–20%
	White-necked Heron			10–20%
	Great Egret			5–10%
148	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	10–20%
	Grey Heron			10–20%
	Great Egret			5–10%
	Purple Heron			<5%
149	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2	10–20%
	Cocoi Heron			10–20%
	Great Egret			5–10%
150	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	2	10–20%
	Grey Heron			10–20%
	Great Egret			5–10%
151	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	10–20%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	White-necked Heron			5–10%
152	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4	10–20%
	Grey Heron			10–20%
	Black-headed Heron			5–10%
	Purple Heron			<5%
	Goliath Heron			Insufficient data
153	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	10–20%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	Cocoi Heron			5–10%
154	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	10–20%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	Grey Heron			<5%
	Purple Heron			<5%
155	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4	10–20%
	Purple Heron			5–10%
	Black-headed Heron			5–10%
	Grey Heron			<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
156	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	2	10–20%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	Cocoi Heron			5–10%
157	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2	10–20%
	Ardea modesta			10–20%
	Great Egret			<5%
158	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	4	10–20%
	Great Egret			5–10%
	Purple Heron			5–10%
	Grey Heron			<5%
	Ardea modesta			Insufficient data
159	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	4	10–20%
	Purple Heron			5–10%
	Great Egret			5–10%
	Ardea modesta			Insufficient data
	Grey Heron			<5%
160	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	3	10–20%
	Grey Heron			10–20%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Purple Heron			<5%
161	Nitmiluk National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	10–20%
	Great-billed Heron			5–10%
	Great Egret			5–10%
	White-necked Heron			<5%
162	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	10–20%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	Great Blue Heron			5–10%
163	Hemis National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	10–20%
	Grey Heron			10–20%
	Great Egret			<5%
164	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	10–20%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	Great Blue Heron			5–10%
165	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	10–20%
	Grey Heron			10–20%
	Purple Heron			5–10%
	Great Egret			<5%
166	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	10–20%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
167	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	10–20%
	Great Blue Heron			10–20%
	Great Egret			5–10%
168	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	10–20%
	Great Blue Heron			10–20%
	Great Egret			<5%
169	Berenty Reserve	🇲🇬 Madagascar	2	10–20%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	Purple Heron			Insufficient data
170	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	10–20%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
171	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4	10–20%
	Black-headed Heron			10–20%
	Grey Heron			<5%
	Great Egret			Insufficient data
	Purple Heron			Insufficient data
172	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	10–20%
	Great Blue Heron			10–20%
	Great Egret			Insufficient data
173	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2	10–20%
	Grey Heron			10–20%
	Purple Heron			<5%
174	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	10–20%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
175	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	2	10–20%
	Great Blue Heron			10–20%
	Great Egret			5–10%
176	Lorentz National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2	10–20%
	Great-billed Heron			Insufficient data
	Great Egret			Insufficient data
177	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	2	10–20%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	Great Blue Heron			Insufficient data
178	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	10–20%
	Great Blue Heron			5–10%
	Great Egret			5–10%
179	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	2	10–20%
	Great Egret			5–10%
	Cocoi Heron			5–10%
180	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	3	10–20%
	Cocoi Heron			Insufficient data
	Great Blue Heron			Insufficient data
	Great Egret			Insufficient data
181	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	3	10–20%
	Grey Heron			5–10%
	Great Egret			5–10%
	Purple Heron			Insufficient data
182	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	10–20%
	Great Egret			5–10%
	Great Blue Heron			5–10%
183	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	10–20%
	Great Egret			Insufficient data
	Black-headed Heron			5–10%
	Grey Heron			Insufficient data
184	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	10–20%
	Great Blue Heron			5–10%
	Great Egret			Insufficient data
185	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	10–20%
	Great Egret			5–10%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
186	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	10–20%
	Great Blue Heron			10–20%
187	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	2	10–20%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	Cocoi Heron			Insufficient data
188	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	10–20%
	Great Egret			5–10%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
189	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	3	10–20%
	Great Egret			5–10%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
	Cocoi Heron			<5%
190	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	3	10–20%
	Grey Heron			5–10%
	Purple Heron			Insufficient data
	Great Egret			Insufficient data
191	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	10–20%
	Ardea modesta			Insufficient data
	Great Egret			5–10%
	White-necked Heron			Insufficient data
192	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	10–20%
	Great Egret			5–10%
	Grey Heron			<5%
	Purple Heron			Insufficient data
193	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2	10–20%
	Grey Heron			10–20%
	Purple Heron			Insufficient data
194	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3	10–20%
	Great Egret			5–10%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
	Cocoi Heron			<5%
195	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	10–20%
	Great Egret			5–10%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
196	Khao Luang National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2	5–10%
	Grey Heron			Insufficient data
	Purple Heron			Insufficient data
197	Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	2	5–10%
	Great Egret			5–10%
	Cocoi Heron			<5%
198	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	5–10%
	Great Blue Heron			5–10%
	Great Egret			<5%
199	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	5–10%
	Great Blue Heron			5–10%
	Great Egret			<5%
200	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	5–10%
	Great Egret			5–10%
	White-necked Heron			<5%
201	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	5–10%
	Great Egret			5–10%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
202	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	3	5–10%
	White-bellied Heron			5–10%
	Great Egret			Insufficient data
	Purple Heron			Insufficient data
203	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	5–10%
	Ardea modesta			Insufficient data
	Great Egret			<5%
	White-necked Heron			<5%
204	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	5–10%
	Black-headed Heron			5–10%
	Grey Heron			<5%
	Goliath Heron			Insufficient data
205	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	5–10%
	Great Blue Heron			5–10%
206	Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	5–10%
	White-necked Heron			5–10%
	Great Egret			<5%
207	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	2	5–10%
	Great Egret			5–10%
	Grey Heron			<5%
208	Cajas National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	5–10%
	Great Egret			5–10%
209	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	3	5–10%
	Great Blue Heron			Insufficient data
	Great Egret			<5%
	Cocoi Heron			Insufficient data
210	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	5–10%
	Ardea modesta			Insufficient data
	White-necked Heron			<5%
	Great Egret			Insufficient data
211	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	5	5–10%
	Black-headed Heron			<5%
	Grey Heron			<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Purple Heron			Insufficient data
	Goliath Heron			Insufficient data
212	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2	5–10%
	Great Egret			5–10%
	Cocoi Heron			<5%
213	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	5–10%
	Ardea modesta			Insufficient data
	Great Egret			<5%
	White-necked Heron			<5%
214	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2	5–10%
	Ardea modesta			Insufficient data
	Great Egret			Insufficient data
215	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	5–10%
	Grey Heron			5–10%
216	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	5–10%
	Great Blue Heron			5–10%
	Great Egret			Insufficient data
217	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	4	5–10%
	Purple Heron			<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Grey Heron			Insufficient data
	Humblot's Heron			Insufficient data
218	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	5–10%
	White-bellied Heron			5–10%
219	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	5–10%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Cocoi Heron			<5%
220	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	3	5–10%
	Great-billed Heron			<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Purple Heron			Insufficient data
221	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	5–10%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Cocoi Heron			<5%
222	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1	5–10%
	Grey Heron			5–10%
223	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	5–10%
	Ardea modesta			Insufficient data
224	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	5–10%
	Great Blue Heron			5–10%
225	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	2	5–10%
	Grey Heron			<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
226	Aoraki Mount Cook National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2	5–10%
	Ardea modesta			Insufficient data
	Great Egret			Insufficient data
227	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
228	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
229	Jiuzhaigou National Park	🇨🇳 China	2	<5%
	Purple Heron			<5%
	Great Egret			Insufficient data
230	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	2	<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Great Blue Heron			Insufficient data
231	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	1	<5%
	Grey Heron			<5%
232	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	2	<5%
	Grey Heron			<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
233	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
	Great Egret			Insufficient data
234	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	2	<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Cocoi Heron			Insufficient data
235	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	3	<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Grey Heron			Insufficient data
	Purple Heron			Insufficient data
236	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Cocoi Heron			<5%
237	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	3	<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Purple Heron			Insufficient data
	Grey Heron			Insufficient data
238	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
239	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	<5%
	Great Egret			Insufficient data
	Cocoi Heron			Insufficient data
240	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
241	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	2	<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Great Blue Heron			Insufficient data
242	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	<5%
	White-necked Heron			Insufficient data
	Great Egret			Insufficient data
243	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Great Egret			Insufficient data
244	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Great Blue Heron			Insufficient data
245	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	<5%
	Great Blue Heron			Insufficient data
246	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	<5%
	White-necked Heron			<5%
	Great Egret			Insufficient data
247	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
248	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
249	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	3	<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Grey Heron			<5%
	Purple Heron			Insufficient data
250	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Great Blue Heron			Insufficient data
251	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Great Blue Heron			Insufficient data
252	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
253	Flinders Ranges National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	<5%
	White-necked Heron			Insufficient data
	Great Egret			Insufficient data
254	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
255	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
256	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	<5%
	Great Blue Heron			Insufficient data
257	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Great Blue Heron			Insufficient data
258	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	<5%
	Grey Heron			Insufficient data
259	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Great Egret			Insufficient data
260	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	<5%
	Great Egret			Insufficient data
	Cocoi Heron			Insufficient data
261	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
262	Maria Island National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Great Egret			Insufficient data
263	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	3	<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Purple Heron			Insufficient data
	Grey Heron			Insufficient data
264	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
265	Horton Plains National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2	<5%
	Grey Heron			Insufficient data
	Purple Heron			Insufficient data
266	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	1	<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
267	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Grey Heron			Insufficient data
268	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
269	Tongariro National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	<5%
	Great Egret			Insufficient data
270	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	3	<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Cocoi Heron			<5%
	Great Blue Heron			Insufficient data
271	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Great Blue Heron			Insufficient data
272	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Cocoi Heron			Insufficient data
273	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	White-necked Heron			Insufficient data
274	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
275	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	2	<5%
	Great Egret			Insufficient data
	Purple Heron			Insufficient data
276	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	<5%
	Cocoi Heron			Insufficient data
277	Huascarán National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1	<5%
	Cocoi Heron			Insufficient data
278	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Great Blue Heron			Insufficient data
279	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Great Blue Heron			Insufficient data

Great Herons and Egrets

Species in this group

Great Egret

Purple Heron

Grey Heron

Great Blue Heron

Cocoi Heron

Black-headed Heron

Goliath Heron

White-necked Heron

Great-billed Heron

Ardea modesta

White-bellied Heron

Humblot's Heron

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Great Herons and Egrets

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