Rufous-bellied Heron

Rufous-bellied Heron

Ardeola rufiventris

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · Possible
overall probability at Moremi Game Reserve

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
20–30
Aug
10–20
Sep
20–30
Oct
10–20
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
20–30%
2 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
10–20%
3 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
4 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
5 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
6 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
7 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
0–10%
8 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
9 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
10 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
11 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
12 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
13 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
14 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
15 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
16 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
17 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
18 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
19 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
20 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
21 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Rufous-bellied Heron in Moremi Game Reserve?

About 17% of visitor-days record a Rufous-bellied Heron sighting in Moremi Game Reserve, based on 219 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Rufous-bellied Heron in Moremi Game Reserve?

October has the highest sighting rate for Rufous-bellied Heron in Moremi Game Reserve in our monthly data.

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