Squacco Heron
Ardeola ralloides
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyArdeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)
- GenusArdeola (Pond Herons)
- SpeciesArdeola ralloides (Squacco Heron)
Closest Relatives at Doñana National Park
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea
Eurasian Bittern
Botaurus stellaris
Western Reef Egret
Egretta gularis
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
Eurasian Spoonbill
Platalea leucorodia
Scarlet Ibis
Eudocimus ruber
Northern Bald Ibis
Geronticus eremita
📅 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 Squacco Heron in Doñana National Park?
About 18% of visitor-days record a Squacco Heron sighting in Doñana National Park, based on 544 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Squacco Heron in Doñana National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Squacco Heron in Doñana National Park in our monthly data.