Reddish Egret
Egretta rufescens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyArdeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)
- GenusEgretta (Small Egrets and Herons)
- SpeciesEgretta rufescens (Reddish Egret)
Closest Relatives at Channel Islands National Park
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Nyctanassa violacea
Green Heron
Butorides virescens
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
American Bittern
Botaurus lentiginosus
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
White-faced Ibis
Plegadis chihi
📅 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 Reddish Egret in Channel Islands National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Reddish Egret sighting in Channel Islands National Park, based on 282 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Reddish Egret in Channel Islands National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Reddish Egret in Channel Islands National Park in our monthly data.