Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyArdeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)
- GenusArdea (Great Herons and Egrets)
- SpeciesArdea purpurea (Purple Heron)
Closest Relatives at Mkomazi National Park
Black-headed Heron
Ardea melanocephala
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
Squacco Heron
Ardeola ralloides
Striated Heron
Butorides striata
intermediate egret
Egretta intermedia
Black Heron
Egretta ardesiaca
Hamerkop
Scopus umbretta
Hadada
Bostrychia hagedash
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Purple Heron at Mkomazi National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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