Black Heron
Egretta ardesiaca
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyArdeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)
- GenusEgretta (Small Egrets and Herons)
- SpeciesEgretta ardesiaca (Black Heron)
Closest Relatives at Pilanesberg National Park
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
intermediate egret
Egretta intermedia
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Black-headed Heron
Ardea melanocephala
Striated Heron
Butorides striata
Squacco Heron
Ardeola ralloides
Goliath Heron
Ardea goliath
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
White-Backed Night-Heron
Gorsachius leuconotus
📅 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 Black Heron in Pilanesberg National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Black Heron sighting in Pilanesberg National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black Heron in Pilanesberg National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Black Heron in Pilanesberg National Park in our monthly data.