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 Etosha National Park
Black-headed Heron
Ardea melanocephala
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
Black Heron
Egretta ardesiaca
intermediate egret
Egretta intermedia
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
Striated Heron
Butorides striata
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
African Sacred Ibis
Threskiornis aethiopicus
Hamerkop
Scopus umbretta
African Spoonbill
Platalea alba
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Squacco Heron at Etosha National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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