Ardea modesta
Ardea modesta
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyArdeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)
- GenusArdea (Great Herons and Egrets)
- SpeciesArdea modesta (Ardea modesta)
Closest Relatives at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
Great-billed Heron
Ardea sumatrana
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
Striated Heron
Butorides striata
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
intermediate egret
Egretta intermedia
Nankeen Night-Heron
Nycticorax caledonicus
Chinese Egret
Egretta eulophotes
Malayan Night Heron
Gorsachius melanolophus
Javan Pond Heron
Ardeola speciosa
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · 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 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 2 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Abel Tasman National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 4 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 10 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 11 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 12 | Rakiura National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 13 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 14 | Arthur's Pass National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 15 | Aoraki Mount Cook National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 16 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 17 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 18 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 19 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 20 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Ardea modesta in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?
About 11% of visitor-days record a Ardea modesta sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Ardea modesta in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?
February has the highest sighting rate for Ardea modesta in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary in our monthly data.