Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyArdeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)
- GenusEgretta (Small Egrets and Herons)
- SpeciesEgretta caerulea (Little Blue Heron)
Closest Relatives at El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Reddish Egret
Egretta rufescens
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Nyctanassa violacea
Green Heron
Butorides virescens
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
White Ibis
Eudocimus albus
📅 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 Little Blue Heron in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve?
About 43% of visitor-days record a Little Blue Heron sighting in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve, based on 364 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Little Blue Heron in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve?
November has the highest sighting rate for Little Blue Heron in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.