Pied Heron

Pied Heron

Egretta picata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Kakadu National Park

Closest Relatives at Kakadu National Park

intermediate egret

intermediate egret

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Egretta intermedia

50–60% · Likely
Little Egret
LC

Little Egret

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Egretta garzetta

30–40% · Possible
White-faced Heron
LC

White-faced Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Egretta novaehollandiae

0–10% · With luck
Pacific Reef Heron
LC

Pacific Reef Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Egretta sacra

Insufficient data
Great Egret
LC Endemic

Great Egret

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ardea alba

50–60% · Likely
Nankeen Night-Heron
LC

Nankeen Night-Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nycticorax caledonicus

30–40% · Possible
White-necked Heron
LC

White-necked Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ardea pacifica

30–40% · Possible
Ardea modesta

Ardea modesta

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ardea modesta

10–20% · Possible
Striated Heron
LC

Striated Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Butorides striata

0–10% · With luck
Great-billed Heron
LC

Great-billed Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ardea sumatrana

<5% · Rare
Straw-necked Ibis
LC

Straw-necked Ibis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Threskiornis spinicollis

40–50% · Likely
Australian White Ibis

Australian White Ibis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Threskiornis molucca

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
30–40
Feb
10–20
Mar
20–30
Apr
40–50
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
40–50
Sep
60–70
Oct
50–60
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
40–50%
2 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
3 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
4 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Pied Heron in Kakadu National Park?

About 41% of visitor-days record a Pied Heron sighting in Kakadu National Park, based on 560 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Pied Heron in Kakadu National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Pied Heron in Kakadu National Park in our monthly data.

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