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 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Fasciated Tiger Heron
Tigrisoma fasciatum
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Striated Heron
Butorides striata
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Cocoi Heron
Ardea cocoi
Rufescent Tiger Heron
Tigrisoma lineatum
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
Bare-faced Ibis
Phimosus infuscatus
Buff-necked Ibis
Theristicus caudatus
📅 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 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Little Blue Heron sighting in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Little Blue Heron in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Little Blue Heron in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park in our monthly data.