Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyArdeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)
- GenusArdea (Great Herons and Egrets)
- SpeciesArdea cinerea (Grey Heron)
Closest Relatives at Nagarhole National Park
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea
Indian Pond Heron
Ardeola grayii
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
intermediate egret
Egretta intermedia
Striated Heron
Butorides striata
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Black-headed Ibis
Threskiornis melanocephalus
Red-naped Ibis
Pseudibis papillosa
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
Eurasian Spoonbill
Platalea leucorodia
Grey Pelican
Pelecanus philippensis
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Grey Heron in Nagarhole National Park?
About 27% of visitor-days record a Grey Heron sighting in Nagarhole National Park, based on 374 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Grey Heron in Nagarhole National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Grey Heron in Nagarhole National Park in our monthly data.