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 Corcovado National Park
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
Bare-throated Tiger Heron
Tigrisoma mexicanum
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
Green Heron
Butorides virescens
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Nyctanassa violacea
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Boat-billed Heron
Cochlearius cochlearius
Fasciated Tiger Heron
Tigrisoma fasciatum
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
📅 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 Corcovado National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Reddish Egret sighting in Corcovado National Park, based on 42 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Reddish Egret in Corcovado National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Reddish Egret in Corcovado National Park in our monthly data.