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 Yai National Park
Javan Pond Heron
Ardeola speciosa
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
Striated Heron
Butorides striata
Great Egret
Ardea alba
intermediate egret
Egretta intermedia
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
Ardea modesta
Ardea modesta
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Malayan Night Heron
Gorsachius melanolophus
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
Grey Pelican
Pelecanus philippensis
📅 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 Yai National Park?
About 24% of visitor-days record a Chinese Pond Heron sighting in Khao Yai National Park, based on 472 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Chinese Pond Heron in Khao Yai National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Chinese Pond Heron in Khao Yai National Park in our monthly data.