Striated Heron
Butorides striata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyArdeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)
- GenusButorides (Green-backed Herons)
- SpeciesButorides striata (Striated Heron)
Closest Relatives at Bandipur National Park
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
Indian Pond Heron
Ardeola grayii
Great Egret
Ardea alba
intermediate egret
Egretta intermedia
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Red-naped Ibis
Pseudibis papillosa
Black-headed Ibis
Threskiornis melanocephalus
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 Striated Heron in Bandipur National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Striated Heron sighting in Bandipur National Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Striated Heron in Bandipur National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Striated Heron in Bandipur National Park in our monthly data.