Where to see

Purple Heron

Ardea purpurea

Keoladeo National Park leads · 18 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Purple Heron during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#	Park	Country	Sighting
1	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	80–90%
2	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	60–70%
3	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	50–60%
4	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	40–50%
5	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	40–50%
6	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	30–40%
7	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	20–30%
8	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	20–30%
9	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
10	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	20–30%
11	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	20–30%
12	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	20–30%
13	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	20–30%
14	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	20–30%
15	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	10–20%
16	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	10–20%
17	Kerinci Seblat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	10–20%
18	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	10–20%

Which is the best park to see a Purple Heron?

Keoladeo National Park (India) — about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Purple Heron sighting there, the highest of the 18 parks in our data.

Where else can I see a Purple Heron?

Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary (about 66%), Wilpattu National Park (about 52%), Yala National Park (about 46%) are the next best options.