Madagascar Pond Heron

Closest Relatives at Berenty Reserve

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	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	10–20%
2	Berenty Reserve	🇲🇬 Madagascar	0–10%
3	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	<5%
4	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
5	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
6	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
7	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
8	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
9	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
10	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
11	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
12	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
13	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Madagascar Pond Heron in Berenty Reserve?

About 5% of visitor-days record a Madagascar Pond Heron sighting in Berenty Reserve, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Madagascar Pond Heron in Berenty Reserve?

November has the highest sighting rate for Madagascar Pond Heron in Berenty Reserve in our monthly data.