Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyArdeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)
- GenusEgretta (Small Egrets and Herons)
- SpeciesEgretta garzetta (Little Egret)
Closest Relatives at Periyar National Park
intermediate egret
Egretta intermedia
Indian Pond Heron
Ardeola grayii
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
Striated Heron
Butorides striata
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea
Malayan Night Heron
Gorsachius melanolophus
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Black-headed Ibis
Threskiornis melanocephalus
📅 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 Little Egret in Periyar National Park?
About 28% of visitor-days record a Little Egret sighting in Periyar National Park, based on 263 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Little Egret in Periyar National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Little Egret in Periyar National Park in our monthly data.