Chinese Pond Heron
Ardeola bacchus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyArdeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)
- GenusArdeola (Pond Herons)
- SpeciesArdeola bacchus (Chinese Pond Heron)
Closest Relatives at Khao Sok National Park
Javan Pond Heron
Ardeola speciosa
intermediate egret
Egretta intermedia
Striated Heron
Butorides striata
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Pacific Reef Heron
Egretta sacra
Malayan Night Heron
Gorsachius melanolophus
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
📅 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 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 6 | Ba Be National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 7 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 8 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 9 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | |
| 10 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 11 | Jiuzhaigou National Park | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 12 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 13 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 14 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 15 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Chinese Pond Heron in Khao Sok National Park?
About 31% of visitor-days record a Chinese Pond Heron sighting in Khao Sok National Park, based on 227 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Chinese Pond Heron in Khao Sok National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Chinese Pond Heron in Khao Sok National Park in our monthly data.