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 Shenandoah National Park
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
Green Heron
Butorides virescens
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Nyctanassa violacea
American Bittern
Botaurus lentiginosus
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
White Ibis
Eudocimus albus
Roseate Spoonbill
Platalea ajaja
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
📅 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 Shenandoah National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Little Blue Heron sighting in Shenandoah National Park, based on 40 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Little Blue Heron in Shenandoah National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Little Blue Heron in Shenandoah National Park in our monthly data.