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 Sundarbans National Park
intermediate egret
Egretta intermedia
Indian Pond Heron
Ardeola grayii
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Striated Heron
Butorides striata
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
Black-headed Ibis
Threskiornis melanocephalus
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
📅 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 Sundarbans National Park?
About 70% of visitor-days record a Little Egret sighting in Sundarbans National Park, based on 705 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Little Egret in Sundarbans National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Little Egret in Sundarbans National Park in our monthly data.