Great Egret

Q: What are the chances of seeing a Great Egret in Cape Range?

About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Great Egret sighting in Cape Range, based on 117 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

Q: When is the best time to see Great Egret in Cape Range?

September has the highest sighting rate for Great Egret in Cape Range in our monthly data.

Ardea alba

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicans, Herons, Ibises, and Allies)
FamilyArdeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)
GenusArdea (Great Herons and Egrets)
SpeciesArdea alba (Great Egret)

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

at Cape Range

117 Verified sightings at Cape Range From 2019 to 2026

118,064 Verified sightings across all 259 parks From 2019 to 2026

September Best month highest sighting rate

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Great Egret

The great egret (Ardea alba), also known as the common egret, large egret, great white egret, or great white heron, is a large, widely distributed egret. The four subspecies are found in Asia, Africa, the Americas, and southern Europe. Recently, it has also been spreading to more northern areas of Europe. Distributed across most of the tropical and warmer temperate regions of the world, it builds tree nests in colonies close to water.

The great egret was formally described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae under the binomial name Ardea alba. He specified the type locality as Europe. The scientific name comes from Latin ardea, "heron", and alba, "white".

Like all egrets, it is a member of the heron family, Ardeidae. Traditionally classified with the storks in the Ciconiiformes, the Ardeidae are closer relatives of pelicans and belong in the Pelecaniformes, instead. The great egret, unlike the typical egrets, does not belong to the genus Egretta, but together with the great herons is today placed in Ardea. In the past, however, it was sometimes placed in Egretta or separated in a monotypic genus Casmerodius.

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Closest Relatives at Cape Range

Ardea modesta

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Ardea pacifica

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Egretta sacra

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Egretta novaehollandiae

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Butorides striata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Egretta garzetta

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Nycticorax caledonicus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Pelecanus conspicillatus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Plegadis falcinellus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Threskiornis molucca

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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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	Daily sighting probability
1	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	~80%
2	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~80%
3	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	~80%
4	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	~80%
5	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	~80%
6	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	~70%
7	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~70%
8	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	~70%
9	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	~70%
10	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~70%
11	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	~70%
12	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	~60%
13	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	~60%
14	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~60%
15	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	~60%
16	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~60%
17	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	~60%
18	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	~50%
19	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~50%
20	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	~50%
21	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	~50%
22	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	~50%
23	Cape Range	🇦🇺 Australia	~50%
24	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~50%
25	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	~50%
26	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	~50%
27	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~50%
28	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	~50%
29	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	~50%
30	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	~50%
31	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	~50%
32	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	~50%
33	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	~50%
34	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~50%
35	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	~50%
36	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~50%
37	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	~40%
38	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	~40%
39	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	~40%
40	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~40%
41	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	~40%
42	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	~40%
43	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~40%
44	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~40%
45	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~40%
46	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	~40%
47	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~40%
48	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
49	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	~40%
50	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~40%
51	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~40%
52	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~30%
53	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	~30%
54	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~30%
55	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
56	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~30%
57	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
58	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
59	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	~30%
60	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~30%
61	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	~30%
62	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	~30%
63	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~30%
64	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~30%
65	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~30%
66	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
67	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	~30%
68	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~30%
69	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	~30%
70	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~30%
71	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~30%
72	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~30%
73	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
74	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~30%
75	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
76	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
77	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	~20%
78	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~20%
79	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~20%
80	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	~20%
81	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~20%
82	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~20%
83	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	~20%
84	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	~20%
85	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~20%
86	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~20%
87	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~20%
88	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
89	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	~20%
90	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
91	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~20%
92	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
93	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
94	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~20%
95	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	~20%
96	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~20%
97	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~20%
98	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	~20%
99	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	~20%
100	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	~20%
101	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	~20%
102	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	~20%
103	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
104	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
105	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	~10%
106	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~10%
107	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
108	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
109	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
110	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
111	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	~10%
112	Berenty Reserve	🇲🇬 Madagascar	~10%
113	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
114	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~10%
115	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
116	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
117	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~10%
118	Bako National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	~10%
119	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
120	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
121	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~10%
122	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	~10%
123	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
124	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
125	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
126	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
127	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
128	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	~10%
129	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
130	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	~10%
131	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
132	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	~10%
133	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
134	Kerinci Seblat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	~10%
135	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
136	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
137	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	~10%
138	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
139	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~10%
140	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	~10%
141	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~10%
142	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	~10%
143	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
144	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	~10%
145	Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	~10%
146	Cajas National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~10%
147	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~10%
148	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	~10%
149	Gir National Park	🇮🇳 India	~10%
150	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
151	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
152	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	~10%
153	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
154	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	~10%
155	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	~10%
156	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	~10%
157	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	~10%
158	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~10%
159	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	~10%
160	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~10%
161	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~10%
162	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
163	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
164	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
165	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	~10%
166	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	<5%
167	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
168	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
169	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
170	Nitmiluk National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
171	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	<5%
172	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	<5%
173	Sepilok	🇲🇾 Malaysia	<5%
174	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
175	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
176	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
177	Gunung Leuser National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	<5%
178	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
179	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	<5%
180	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
181	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	<5%
182	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	<5%
183	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
184	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
185	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	<5%
186	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	<5%
187	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	<5%
188	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
189	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%
190	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	<5%
191	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
192	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
193	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
194	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	<5%
195	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
196	Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
197	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
198	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	<5%
199	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	<5%
200	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
201	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	<5%
202	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
203	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
204	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
205	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
206	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
207	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
208	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	<5%
209	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
210	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
211	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	<5%
212	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	<5%
213	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
214	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
215	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	<5%
216	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	<5%
217	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
218	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	<5%
219	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
220	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
221	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
222	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
223	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
224	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
225	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
226	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
227	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
228	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
229	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
230	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	Insufficient data
231	Tanjung Puting National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	Insufficient data
232	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
233	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
234	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
235	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
236	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	Insufficient data
237	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
238	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	Insufficient data
239	Flinders Chase	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
240	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
241	Maria Island National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
242	Jiuzhaigou National Park	🇨🇳 China	Insufficient data
243	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
244	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
245	Tongariro National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	Insufficient data
246	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
247	Flinders Ranges National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
248	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	Insufficient data
249	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
250	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
251	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
252	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
253	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	Insufficient data
254	Tangkoko Nature Reserve	🇮🇩 Indonesia	Insufficient data
255	Aoraki Mount Cook National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	Insufficient data
256	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
257	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
258	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	Insufficient data
259	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Great Egret in Cape Range?

About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Great Egret sighting in Cape Range, based on 117 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Great Egret in Cape Range?

September has the highest sighting rate for Great Egret in Cape Range in our monthly data.

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Great Egret

About the Great Egret

Closest Relatives at Cape Range

Ardea modesta

White-necked Heron

Pacific Reef Heron

White-faced Heron

Striated Heron

Little Egret

Nankeen Night-Heron

Australian Pelican

Glossy Ibis

Australian White Ibis

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

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