Grey Heron

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Bandipur National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

60–70
Jan
60–70
Feb
50–60
Mar
40–50
Apr
60–70
May
60–70
Jun
30–40
Jul
70–80
Aug
30–40
Sep
50–60
Oct
40–50
Nov
50–60
Dec

☀️ 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 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
70–80%
2 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
70–80%
3 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
70–80%
4 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
60–70%
5 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
60–70%
6 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
60–70%
7 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
50–60%
8 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
50–60%
9 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
50–60%
10 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
50–60%
11 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
50–60%
12 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
13 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
50–60%
14 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
50–60%
15 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
40–50%
16 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
40–50%
17 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
18 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
19 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
40–50%
20 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
21 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
22 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
30–40%
23 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
30–40%
24 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
25 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
26 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
30–40%
27 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
28 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
30–40%
29 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
30 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
31 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
20–30%
32 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
20–30%
33 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
20–30%
34 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
35 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
36 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
37 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
20–30%
38 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
39 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
20–30%
40 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
20–30%
41 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
42 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
43 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
44 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
20–30%
45 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
46 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
47 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
10–20%
48 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
49 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
10–20%
50 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
10–20%
51 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
52 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
10–20%
53 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
54 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
10–20%
55 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
56 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
57 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
58 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
59 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
0–10%
60 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
0–10%
61 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
0–10%
62 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
0–10%
63 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
0–10%
64 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
0–10%
65 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
0–10%
66 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
0–10%
67 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
0–10%
68 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
0–10%
69 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
0–10%
70 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
71 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
<5%
72 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
<5%
73 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
74 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
75 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%
76 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
<5%
77 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
<5%
78 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
79 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
<5%
80 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
81 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
82 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
83 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
84 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
85 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
86 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
87 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
88 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
89 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
90 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
91 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
92 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
93 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
94 Ranomafana National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
Insufficient data
95 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
96 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
97 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
98 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
99 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Grey Heron in Bandipur National Park?

About 54% of visitor-days record a Grey Heron sighting in Bandipur National Park, based on 108 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Grey Heron in Bandipur National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Grey Heron in Bandipur National Park in our monthly data.

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