Great-billed Heron
Ardea sumatrana
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyArdeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)
- GenusArdea (Great Herons and Egrets)
- SpeciesArdea sumatrana (Great-billed Heron)
Closest Relatives at Danum Valley Conservation Area
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
intermediate egret
Egretta intermedia
Striated Heron
Butorides striata
Nankeen Night-Heron
Nycticorax caledonicus
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Malayan Night Heron
Gorsachius melanolophus
Chinese Pond Heron
Ardeola bacchus
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 7 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 8 | Lorentz National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Great-billed Heron in Danum Valley Conservation Area?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Great-billed Heron sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area, based on 59 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Great-billed Heron in Danum Valley Conservation Area?
September has the highest sighting rate for Great-billed Heron in Danum Valley Conservation Area in our monthly data.