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 Ranthambore National Park
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea
Ardea modesta
Ardea modesta
Indian Pond Heron
Ardeola grayii
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
intermediate egret
Egretta intermedia
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Striated Heron
Butorides striata
Black-headed Ibis
Threskiornis melanocephalus
Eurasian Spoonbill
Platalea leucorodia
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
Red-naped Ibis
Pseudibis papillosa
📅 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 Ranthambore National Park?
About 43% of visitor-days record a Grey Heron sighting in Ranthambore National Park, based on 517 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Grey Heron in Ranthambore National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Grey Heron in Ranthambore National Park in our monthly data.