Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyArdeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)
- GenusEgretta (Small Egrets and Herons)
- SpeciesEgretta caerulea (Little Blue Heron)
Closest Relatives at San Lorenzo Protected Forest
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Green Heron
Butorides virescens
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Rufescent Tiger Heron
Tigrisoma lineatum
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Nyctanassa violacea
Fasciated Tiger Heron
Tigrisoma fasciatum
Boat-billed Heron
Cochlearius cochlearius
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
Bare-throated Tiger Heron
Tigrisoma mexicanum
Green Ibis
Mesembrinibis cayennensis
📅 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 Blue Heron in San Lorenzo Protected Forest?
About 36% of visitor-days record a Little Blue Heron sighting in San Lorenzo Protected Forest, based on 38 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Little Blue Heron in San Lorenzo Protected Forest?
November has the highest sighting rate for Little Blue Heron in San Lorenzo Protected Forest in our monthly data.