Purple Heron

Closest Relatives at Fertő-Hanság National Park

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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	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	80–90%
2	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	60–70%
3	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	50–60%
4	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	40–50%
5	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	40–50%
6	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	30–40%
7	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	20–30%
8	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
9	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	20–30%
10	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	20–30%
11	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	20–30%
12	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	10–20%
13	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	10–20%
14	Kerinci Seblat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	10–20%
15	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	10–20%
16	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	10–20%
17	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	10–20%
18	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	10–20%
19	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	10–20%
20	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	10–20%
21	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	10–20%
22	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	10–20%
23	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	10–20%
24	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
25	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	0–10%
26	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
27	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	0–10%
28	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	0–10%
29	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	0–10%
30	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
31	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	0–10%
32	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	0–10%
33	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
34	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	0–10%
35	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	0–10%
36	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	0–10%
37	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	<5%
38	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
39	Jiuzhaigou National Park	🇨🇳 China	<5%
40	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	<5%
41	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
42	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
43	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
44	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
45	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
46	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
47	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
48	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
49	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
50	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
51	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
52	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	<5%
53	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
54	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
55	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
56	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
57	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
58	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
59	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
60	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
61	Berenty Reserve	🇲🇬 Madagascar	Insufficient data
62	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	Insufficient data
63	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
64	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
65	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
66	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
67	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
68	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	Insufficient data
69	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	Insufficient data
70	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
71	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	Insufficient data
72	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	Insufficient data
73	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
74	Horton Plains National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	Insufficient data
75	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
76	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
77	Khao Luang National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	Insufficient data
78	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	Insufficient data
79	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
80	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	Insufficient data
81	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	Insufficient data
82	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
83	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Purple Heron in Fertő-Hanság National Park?

About 16% of visitor-days record a Purple Heron sighting in Fertő-Hanság National Park, based on 269 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Purple Heron in Fertő-Hanság National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Purple Heron in Fertő-Hanság National Park in our monthly data.