Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyArdeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)
- GenusEgretta (Small Egrets and Herons)
- SpeciesEgretta caerulea (Little Blue Heron)
Closest Relatives at Big Bend National Park
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
Green Heron
Butorides virescens
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Great Egret
Ardea alba
American Bittern
Botaurus lentiginosus
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Nyctanassa violacea
White-faced Ibis
Plegadis chihi
White Ibis
Eudocimus albus
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
📅 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 Little Blue Heron in Big Bend National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Little Blue Heron sighting in Big Bend National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Little Blue Heron in Big Bend National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Little Blue Heron in Big Bend National Park in our monthly data.