Javan Pond Heron
Ardeola speciosa
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyArdeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)
- GenusArdeola (Pond Herons)
- SpeciesArdeola speciosa (Javan Pond Heron)
Closest Relatives at Kaeng Krachan National Park
Chinese Pond Heron
Ardeola bacchus
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea
intermediate egret
Egretta intermedia
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Ardea modesta
Ardea modesta
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Striated Heron
Butorides striata
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
Malayan Night Heron
Gorsachius melanolophus
Pacific Reef Heron
Egretta sacra
Chinese Egret
Egretta eulophotes
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 6 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 7 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Javan Pond Heron in Kaeng Krachan National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Javan Pond Heron sighting in Kaeng Krachan National Park, based on 81 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Javan Pond Heron in Kaeng Krachan National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Javan Pond Heron in Kaeng Krachan National Park in our monthly data.