Ardea modesta
Ardea modesta
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyArdeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)
- GenusArdea (Great Herons and Egrets)
- SpeciesArdea modesta (Ardea modesta)
Closest Relatives at Great Otway National Park
Great Egret
Ardea alba
White-necked Heron
Ardea pacifica
White-faced Heron
Egretta novaehollandiae
Nankeen Night-Heron
Nycticorax caledonicus
intermediate egret
Egretta intermedia
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
Australasian Bittern
Botaurus poiciloptilus
Australian Pelican
Pelecanus conspicillatus
Australian White Ibis
Threskiornis molucca
Royal Spoonbill
Platalea regia
Straw-necked Ibis
Threskiornis spinicollis
Yellow-billed Spoonbill
Platalea flavipes
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 2 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Abel Tasman National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 4 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 10 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 11 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 12 | Rakiura National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 13 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 14 | Arthur's Pass National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 15 | Aoraki Mount Cook National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 16 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 17 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 18 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 19 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 20 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Ardea modesta in Great Otway National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Ardea modesta sighting in Great Otway National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Ardea modesta in Great Otway National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Ardea modesta in Great Otway National Park in our monthly data.