Indian Pond Heron
Ardeola grayii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyArdeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)
- GenusArdeola (Pond Herons)
- SpeciesArdeola grayii (Indian Pond Heron)
Closest Relatives at Keoladeo National Park
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
Great Egret
Ardea alba
intermediate egret
Egretta intermedia
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Striated Heron
Butorides striata
Ardea modesta
Ardea modesta
Black-headed Ibis
Threskiornis melanocephalus
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
Eurasian Spoonbill
Platalea leucorodia
Great White Pelican
Pelecanus onocrotalus
📅 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 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 5 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 6 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 11 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 13 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 14 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 15 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 16 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 17 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 18 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 19 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 20 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Indian Pond Heron in Keoladeo National Park?
About 78% of visitor-days record a Indian Pond Heron sighting in Keoladeo National Park, based on 1474 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Indian Pond Heron in Keoladeo National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Indian Pond Heron in Keoladeo National Park in our monthly data.