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 Sinharaja Forest Reserve
intermediate egret
Egretta intermedia
Indian Pond Heron
Ardeola grayii
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Striated Heron
Butorides striata
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea
Malayan Night Heron
Gorsachius melanolophus
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
Black-headed Ibis
Threskiornis melanocephalus
Grey Pelican
Pelecanus philippensis
Eurasian Spoonbill
Platalea leucorodia
📅 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 Sinharaja Forest Reserve?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Little Egret sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 19 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Little Egret in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?
December has the highest sighting rate for Little Egret in Sinharaja Forest Reserve in our monthly data.