Genus

Great Herons and Egrets

Ardea

12 species in our catalog · found in 263 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Ardea alba

Ardea purpurea

Ardea cinerea

Ardea herodias

Ardea cocoi

Ardea melanocephala

Ardea goliath

Ardea pacifica

Ardea sumatrana

Ardea modesta

Ardea insignis

Ardea humbloti

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

30–40

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Feb

30–40

Mar

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Apr

30–40

May

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Jun

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Jul

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Aug

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Sep

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Oct

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Nov

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🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Great Herons and Egrets

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	P(≥1)
1	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	4	90–100%
	Purple Heron			80–90%
	Grey Heron			70–80%
	Great Egret			60–70%
	Ardea modesta			Insufficient data
2	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	3	90–100%
	Great Egret			80–90%
	Grey Heron			70–80%
	Purple Heron			30–40%
3	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	2	90–100%
	Great Egret			80–90%
	Great Blue Heron			70–80%
4	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	4	90–100%
	Grey Heron			60–70%
	Great Egret			60–70%
	Purple Heron			40–50%
	Ardea modesta			Insufficient data
5	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5	90–100%
	Grey Heron			70–80%
	Great Egret			40–50%
	Black-headed Heron			40–50%
	Goliath Heron			20–30%
	Purple Heron			<5%
6	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5	90–100%
	Grey Heron			50–60%
	Great Egret			50–60%
	Goliath Heron			40–50%
	Black-headed Heron			30–40%
	Purple Heron			0–10%
7	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	4	90–100%
	Great Egret			50–60%
	Grey Heron			50–60%
	Purple Heron			50–60%
	Ardea modesta			Insufficient data
8	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	90–100%
	Great Egret			80–90%
	Great Blue Heron			40–50%
9	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	5	90–100%
	Great Egret			60–70%
	Purple Heron			60–70%
	Ardea modesta			10–20%
	Grey Heron			<5%
	Great-billed Heron			<5%
10	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	5	90–100%
	Great Egret			50–60%
	Goliath Heron			40–50%
	Grey Heron			40–50%
	Black-headed Heron			20–30%
	Purple Heron			10–20%
11	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	5	90–100%
	Great Egret			50–60%
	Grey Heron			50–60%
	Goliath Heron			30–40%
	Purple Heron			20–30%
	Black-headed Heron			0–10%
12	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5	80–90%
	Grey Heron			60–70%
	Black-headed Heron			50–60%
	Great Egret			20–30%
	Goliath Heron			Insufficient data
	Purple Heron			Insufficient data
13	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5	80–90%
	Goliath Heron			40–50%
	Great Egret			40–50%
	Grey Heron			30–40%
	Black-headed Heron			20–30%
	Purple Heron			20–30%
14	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	80–90%
	Great Egret			60–70%
	Great Blue Heron			60–70%
15	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	80–90%
	Great Egret			70–80%
	Great Blue Heron			40–50%
16	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	5	80–90%
	Grey Heron			50–60%
	Great Egret			50–60%
	Black-headed Heron			30–40%
	Goliath Heron			10–20%
	Purple Heron			<5%
17	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	3	80–90%
	Great Egret			60–70%
	Grey Heron			50–60%
	Purple Heron			10–20%
18	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	5	80–90%
	Great Egret			40–50%
	Grey Heron			40–50%
	Goliath Heron			30–40%
	Black-headed Heron			20–30%
	Purple Heron			10–20%
19	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	3	80–90%
	Grey Heron			50–60%
	Great Egret			50–60%
	Purple Heron			20–30%
20	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	5	80–90%
	Goliath Heron			40–50%
	Black-headed Heron			30–40%
	Great Egret			30–40%
	Grey Heron			20–30%
	Purple Heron			20–30%
21	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	80–90%
	Cocoi Heron			60–70%
	Great Egret			50–60%
22	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	80–90%
	Great Egret			60–70%
	Great Blue Heron			50–60%
23	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	3	80–90%
	Great Egret			70–80%
	Cocoi Heron			10–20%
	Great Blue Heron			10–20%
24	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2	80–90%
	Great Egret			60–70%
	Cocoi Heron			50–60%
25	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5	80–90%
	Great Egret			30–40%
	Grey Heron			30–40%
	Purple Heron			20–30%
	Black-headed Heron			10–20%
	Goliath Heron			10–20%
26	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	80–90%
	Grey Heron			50–60%
	Great Egret			40–50%
	Purple Heron			20–30%
27	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	4	70–80%
	Great Egret			40–50%
	Grey Heron			40–50%
	Purple Heron			10–20%
	Ardea modesta			Insufficient data
28	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	5	70–80%
	Great Egret			40–50%
	Grey Heron			30–40%
	Goliath Heron			20–30%
	Purple Heron			0–10%
	Black-headed Heron			<5%
29	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	70–80%
	Great Egret			50–60%
	Great Blue Heron			50–60%
30	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	2	70–80%
	Grey Heron			50–60%
	Great Egret			50–60%
31	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	3	70–80%
	Grey Heron			60–70%
	Great Egret			20–30%
	Purple Heron			10–20%
32	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	70–80%
	Great Egret			50–60%
	Great Blue Heron			40–50%
33	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	70–80%
	Great Egret			50–60%
	Great Blue Heron			50–60%
34	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	5	70–80%
	Great Egret			40–50%
	Grey Heron			20–30%
	Goliath Heron			20–30%
	Black-headed Heron			10–20%
	Purple Heron			<5%
35	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4	70–80%
	Great Egret			50–60%
	White-necked Heron			30–40%
	Ardea modesta			10–20%
	Great-billed Heron			<5%
36	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5	70–80%
	Black-headed Heron			40–50%
	Grey Heron			30–40%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	Purple Heron			<5%
	Goliath Heron			<5%
37	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	70–80%
	Great Egret			60–70%
	Purple Heron			0–10%
	Grey Heron			0–10%
38	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5	70–80%
	Black-headed Heron			20–30%
	Great Egret			20–30%
	Grey Heron			20–30%
	Goliath Heron			20–30%
	Purple Heron			0–10%
39	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5	60–70%
	Grey Heron			40–50%
	Great Egret			20–30%
	Goliath Heron			10–20%
	Purple Heron			0–10%
	Black-headed Heron			0–10%
40	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	2	60–70%
	Cocoi Heron			50–60%
	Great Egret			30–40%
41	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	3	60–70%
	Grey Heron			50–60%
	Great Egret			20–30%
	Purple Heron			10–20%
42	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5	60–70%
	Grey Heron			40–50%
	Great Egret			20–30%
	Black-headed Heron			10–20%
	Goliath Heron			<5%
	Purple Heron			Insufficient data
43	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	60–70%
	Great Blue Heron			40–50%
	Great Egret			30–40%
44	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	3	60–70%
	Grey Heron			30–40%
	Great Egret			30–40%
	Purple Heron			10–20%
45	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5	60–70%
	Grey Heron			40–50%
	Black-headed Heron			30–40%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	Goliath Heron			<5%
	Purple Heron			<5%
46	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	4	60–70%
	Purple Heron			40–50%
	Great Egret			30–40%
	Humblot's Heron			<5%
	Grey Heron			<5%
47	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	2	60–70%
	Great Blue Heron			40–50%
	Great Egret			30–40%
48	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	3	60–70%
	Grey Heron			40–50%
	Great Egret			20–30%
	Purple Heron			<5%
49	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	60–70%
	Great Blue Heron			50–60%
	Great Egret			10–20%
50	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4	60–70%
	Great Egret			30–40%
	Great-billed Heron			20–30%
	Ardea modesta			10–20%
	White-necked Heron			<5%
51	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5	60–70%
	Grey Heron			30–40%
	Great Egret			20–30%
	Black-headed Heron			10–20%
	Goliath Heron			<5%
	Purple Heron			Insufficient data
52	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	60–70%
	Great Egret			30–40%
	Grey Heron			30–40%
	Purple Heron			10–20%
53	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	5	60–70%
	Black-headed Heron			30–40%
	Grey Heron			20–30%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	Goliath Heron			0–10%
	Purple Heron			<5%
54	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5	60–70%
	Black-headed Heron			40–50%
	Grey Heron			20–30%
	Great Egret			0–10%
	Goliath Heron			<5%
	Purple Heron			Insufficient data
55	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	3	50–60%
	Great Egret			40–50%
	Grey Heron			20–30%
	Purple Heron			0–10%
56	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5	50–60%
	Goliath Heron			20–30%
	Grey Heron			20–30%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	Black-headed Heron			0–10%
	Purple Heron			Insufficient data
57	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	50–60%
	Great Egret			40–50%
	Great Blue Heron			10–20%
58	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	2	50–60%
	Great Egret			50–60%
	Great Blue Heron			0–10%
59	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2	50–60%
	Cocoi Heron			40–50%
	Great Egret			20–30%
60	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3	50–60%
	Great Egret			30–40%
	Cocoi Heron			20–30%
	Great Blue Heron			0–10%
61	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	3	50–60%
	Great Egret			30–40%
	Cocoi Heron			20–30%
	Great Blue Heron			Insufficient data
62	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	5	50–60%
	Black-headed Heron			20–30%
	Grey Heron			10–20%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	Goliath Heron			0–10%
	Purple Heron			<5%
63	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	50–60%
	Great Egret			30–40%
	Great Blue Heron			20–30%
64	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	3	50–60%
	Grey Heron			30–40%
	Great Egret			20–30%
	Purple Heron			<5%
65	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	50–60%
	Great Egret			30–40%
	Great Blue Heron			20–30%
66	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	5	50–60%
	Grey Heron			20–30%
	Goliath Heron			20–30%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	Black-headed Heron			<5%
	Purple Heron			Insufficient data
67	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	50–60%
	Great Egret			30–40%
	Great Blue Heron			20–30%
68	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	50–60%
	Grey Heron			20–30%
	Great Egret			20–30%
	Purple Heron			10–20%
69	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2	40–50%
	Cocoi Heron			30–40%
	Great Egret			20–30%
70	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	40–50%
	Great Egret			30–40%
	Cocoi Heron			20–30%
71	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	2	40–50%
	Great Egret			20–30%
	Grey Heron			20–30%
72	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5	40–50%
	Grey Heron			20–30%
	Black-headed Heron			10–20%
	Purple Heron			10–20%
	Goliath Heron			<5%
	Great Egret			Insufficient data
73	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5	40–50%
	Black-headed Heron			20–30%
	Grey Heron			10–20%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	Goliath Heron			<5%
	Purple Heron			<5%
74	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2	40–50%
	Cocoi Heron			30–40%
	Great Egret			20–30%
75	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	40–50%
	Great Egret			30–40%
	Great Blue Heron			10–20%
76	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5	40–50%
	Black-headed Heron			10–20%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	Goliath Heron			10–20%
	Purple Heron			0–10%
	Grey Heron			Insufficient data
77	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	40–50%
	Cocoi Heron			20–30%
	Great Egret			20–30%
78	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	40–50%
	Great Egret			40–50%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
79	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	40–50%
	Great Egret			20–30%
	Grey Heron			20–30%
	Purple Heron			0–10%
80	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2	40–50%
	Grey Heron			30–40%
	Great Egret			0–10%
81	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	3	40–50%
	Great Egret			30–40%
	Great Blue Heron			10–20%
	Cocoi Heron			0–10%
82	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	2	40–50%
	Great Egret			40–50%
	Cocoi Heron			Insufficient data
83	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	30–40%
	Great Blue Heron			20–30%
	Great Egret			10–20%
84	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5	30–40%
	Black-headed Heron			20–30%
	Great Egret			0–10%
	Grey Heron			0–10%
	Purple Heron			<5%
	Goliath Heron			<5%
85	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	2	30–40%
	Great Egret			30–40%
	Cocoi Heron			0–10%
86	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	4	30–40%
	Grey Heron			10–20%
	Black-headed Heron			10–20%
	Great Egret			0–10%
	Purple Heron			<5%
87	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3	30–40%
	Great Egret			20–30%
	Great Blue Heron			10–20%
	Cocoi Heron			<5%
88	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2	30–40%
	Great Blue Heron			30–40%
	Great Egret			0–10%
89	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	30–40%
	Great Egret			30–40%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
90	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	2	30–40%
	Cocoi Heron			20–30%
	Great Egret			10–20%
91	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	2	30–40%
	Great Egret			30–40%
	Cocoi Heron			<5%
92	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	2	30–40%
	Great Egret			20–30%
	Cocoi Heron			10–20%
93	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5	30–40%
	Black-headed Heron			20–30%
	Grey Heron			10–20%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Goliath Heron			<5%
	Purple Heron			<5%
94	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	30–40%
	Great Blue Heron			10–20%
	Great Egret			10–20%
95	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	30–40%
	Great Egret			20–30%
	Cocoi Heron			<5%
96	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	30–40%
	Great Egret			20–30%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
97	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	5	30–40%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	Purple Heron			0–10%
	Ardea modesta			Insufficient data
	Great-billed Heron			0–10%
	Grey Heron			<5%
98	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	30–40%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	Great Blue Heron			10–20%
99	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	4	30–40%
	Grey Heron			20–30%
	Purple Heron			Insufficient data
	Black-headed Heron			<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
100	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	3	30–40%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	Cocoi Heron			10–20%
	Great Blue Heron			Insufficient data
101	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	4	30–40%
	Great-billed Heron			Insufficient data
	Purple Heron			10–20%
	Great Egret			0–10%
	Grey Heron			Insufficient data
102	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2	20–30%
	Great Egret			20–30%
	Cocoi Heron			<5%
103	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	4	20–30%
	Black-headed Heron			10–20%
	Great Egret			0–10%
	Grey Heron			0–10%
	Purple Heron			Insufficient data
104	Kerinci Seblat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	3	20–30%
	Purple Heron			10–20%
	Great Egret			0–10%
	Grey Heron			0–10%
105	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	3	20–30%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	Purple Heron			10–20%
	Grey Heron			<5%
106	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	20–30%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	White-necked Heron			0–10%
	Ardea modesta			0–10%
107	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2	20–30%
	Ardea modesta			20–30%
	Great Egret			0–10%
108	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	3	20–30%
	Grey Heron			20–30%
	Great Egret			Insufficient data
	Great Blue Heron			Insufficient data
109	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	20–30%
	Great Blue Heron			20–30%
110	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	2	20–30%
	Great Egret			20–30%
	Great Blue Heron			Insufficient data
111	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	3	20–30%
	Grey Heron			10–20%
	Great Egret			0–10%
	Purple Heron			<5%
112	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5	20–30%
	Black-headed Heron			10–20%
	Grey Heron			0–10%
	Great Egret			0–10%
	Purple Heron			<5%
	Goliath Heron			Insufficient data
113	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	20–30%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	Great Blue Heron			10–20%
114	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	20–30%
	Great Egret			20–30%
	Great Blue Heron			0–10%
115	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	20–30%
	Grey Heron			10–20%
	Black-headed Heron			10–20%
	Great Egret			0–10%
116	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	2	20–30%
	Grey Heron			10–20%
	Great Egret			0–10%
117	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	1	20–30%
	Great Blue Heron			20–30%
118	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	20–30%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	Grey Heron			0–10%
	Purple Heron			<5%
119	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	20–30%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	Great Blue Heron			0–10%
120	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	20–30%
	Great Blue Heron			20–30%
	Great Egret			Insufficient data
121	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	20–30%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	Great Blue Heron			0–10%
122	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5	20–30%
	Black-headed Heron			10–20%
	Purple Heron			<5%
	Grey Heron			<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Goliath Heron			Insufficient data
123	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	2	20–30%
	Great Blue Heron			20–30%
	Great Egret			<5%
124	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	3	20–30%
	Black-headed Heron			10–20%
	Grey Heron			0–10%
	Great Egret			<5%
125	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	3	20–30%
	Grey Heron			10–20%
	Purple Heron			Insufficient data
	Great Egret			Insufficient data
126	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	20–30%
	Great Blue Heron			20–30%
127	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	20–30%
	Great Blue Heron			20–30%
	Great Egret			<5%
128	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	20–30%
	Great Blue Heron			10–20%
	Great Egret			<5%
129	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	20–30%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	Great Blue Heron			0–10%
130	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5	20–30%
	Grey Heron			10–20%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Black-headed Heron			<5%
	Purple Heron			Insufficient data
	Goliath Heron			Insufficient data
131	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	20–30%
	Great Blue Heron			20–30%
	Great Egret			Insufficient data
132	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	2	20–30%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	Great Blue Heron			0–10%
133	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	10–20%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	Great Blue Heron			0–10%
134	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	10–20%
	Great Blue Heron			10–20%
	Great Egret			<5%
135	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	10–20%
	White-necked Heron			10–20%
	Great Egret			0–10%
136	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2	10–20%
	Cocoi Heron			10–20%
	Great Egret			0–10%
137	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	2	10–20%
	Grey Heron			10–20%
	Great Egret			0–10%
138	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	10–20%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	White-necked Heron			0–10%
139	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4	10–20%
	Grey Heron			10–20%
	Black-headed Heron			0–10%
	Purple Heron			<5%
	Goliath Heron			Insufficient data
140	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	10–20%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	Cocoi Heron			0–10%
141	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	10–20%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	Grey Heron			<5%
	Purple Heron			<5%
142	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4	10–20%
	Purple Heron			0–10%
	Black-headed Heron			0–10%
	Grey Heron			<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
143	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	2	10–20%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	Cocoi Heron			0–10%
144	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2	10–20%
	Ardea modesta			10–20%
	Great Egret			<5%
145	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	4	10–20%
	Purple Heron			0–10%
	Great Egret			0–10%
	Ardea modesta			Insufficient data
	Grey Heron			<5%
146	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	4	10–20%
	Great Egret			0–10%
	Purple Heron			0–10%
	Grey Heron			<5%
	Ardea modesta			Insufficient data
147	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	3	10–20%
	Grey Heron			10–20%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Purple Heron			<5%
148	Nitmiluk National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	10–20%
	Great-billed Heron			0–10%
	Great Egret			0–10%
	White-necked Heron			<5%
149	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	10–20%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	Great Blue Heron			0–10%
150	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	10–20%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	Great Blue Heron			0–10%
151	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	10–20%
	Grey Heron			10–20%
	Purple Heron			0–10%
	Great Egret			<5%
152	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	10–20%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
153	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	10–20%
	Great Blue Heron			10–20%
	Great Egret			0–10%
154	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	10–20%
	Great Blue Heron			10–20%
	Great Egret			<5%
155	Berenty Reserve	🇲🇬 Madagascar	2	10–20%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	Purple Heron			Insufficient data
156	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	10–20%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
157	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4	10–20%
	Black-headed Heron			10–20%
	Grey Heron			<5%
	Great Egret			Insufficient data
	Purple Heron			Insufficient data
158	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	10–20%
	Great Blue Heron			10–20%
	Great Egret			Insufficient data
159	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	10–20%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
160	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	2	10–20%
	Great Blue Heron			10–20%
	Great Egret			0–10%
161	Lorentz National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2	10–20%
	Great-billed Heron			Insufficient data
	Great Egret			Insufficient data
162	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	2	10–20%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	Great Blue Heron			Insufficient data
163	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	10–20%
	Great Blue Heron			0–10%
	Great Egret			0–10%
164	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	2	10–20%
	Great Egret			0–10%
	Cocoi Heron			0–10%
165	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	3	10–20%
	Cocoi Heron			Insufficient data
	Great Blue Heron			Insufficient data
	Great Egret			Insufficient data
166	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	3	10–20%
	Grey Heron			0–10%
	Great Egret			0–10%
	Purple Heron			Insufficient data
167	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	10–20%
	Great Egret			0–10%
	Great Blue Heron			0–10%
168	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	10–20%
	Great Egret			Insufficient data
	Black-headed Heron			0–10%
	Grey Heron			Insufficient data
169	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	10–20%
	Great Blue Heron			0–10%
	Great Egret			Insufficient data
170	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	10–20%
	Great Egret			0–10%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
171	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	10–20%
	Great Blue Heron			10–20%
172	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	2	10–20%
	Great Egret			10–20%
	Cocoi Heron			Insufficient data
173	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	10–20%
	Great Egret			0–10%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
174	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	3	10–20%
	Great Egret			0–10%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
	Cocoi Heron			<5%
175	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	10–20%
	Ardea modesta			Insufficient data
	Great Egret			0–10%
	White-necked Heron			Insufficient data
176	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	10–20%
	Great Egret			0–10%
	Grey Heron			<5%
	Purple Heron			Insufficient data
177	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2	10–20%
	Grey Heron			10–20%
	Purple Heron			Insufficient data
178	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3	10–20%
	Great Egret			0–10%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
	Cocoi Heron			<5%
179	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	10–20%
	Great Egret			0–10%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
180	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	10–20%
	Grey Heron			0–10%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Purple Heron			<5%
181	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	3	0–10%
	Grey Heron			0–10%
	Purple Heron			Insufficient data
	Great Egret			Insufficient data
182	Khao Luang National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2	0–10%
	Grey Heron			Insufficient data
	Purple Heron			Insufficient data
183	Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	2	0–10%
	Great Egret			0–10%
	Cocoi Heron			<5%
184	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	0–10%
	Great Blue Heron			0–10%
	Great Egret			<5%
185	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	0–10%
	Great Blue Heron			0–10%
	Great Egret			<5%
186	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	0–10%
	Great Egret			0–10%
	White-necked Heron			<5%
187	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	2	0–10%
	Grey Heron			0–10%
	Great Egret			Insufficient data
188	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	0–10%
	Great Egret			0–10%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
189	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2	0–10%
	Grey Heron			0–10%
	Purple Heron			<5%
190	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	0–10%
	Ardea modesta			Insufficient data
	Great Egret			<5%
	White-necked Heron			<5%
191	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	0–10%
	Black-headed Heron			0–10%
	Grey Heron			<5%
	Goliath Heron			Insufficient data
192	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	0–10%
	Great Blue Heron			0–10%
193	Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	0–10%
	White-necked Heron			0–10%
	Great Egret			<5%
194	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	2	0–10%
	Great Egret			0–10%
	Grey Heron			<5%
195	Cajas National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	0–10%
	Great Egret			0–10%
196	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	3	0–10%
	Great Blue Heron			Insufficient data
	Great Egret			<5%
	Cocoi Heron			Insufficient data
197	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	0–10%
	Ardea modesta			Insufficient data
	White-necked Heron			<5%
	Great Egret			Insufficient data
198	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	5	0–10%
	Black-headed Heron			<5%
	Grey Heron			<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Purple Heron			Insufficient data
	Goliath Heron			Insufficient data
199	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2	0–10%
	Great Egret			0–10%
	Cocoi Heron			<5%
200	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	0–10%
	Ardea modesta			Insufficient data
	Great Egret			<5%
	White-necked Heron			<5%
201	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2	0–10%
	Ardea modesta			Insufficient data
	Great Egret			Insufficient data
202	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	0–10%
	Great Blue Heron			0–10%
	Great Egret			Insufficient data
203	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	4	0–10%
	Purple Heron			<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Grey Heron			Insufficient data
	Humblot's Heron			Insufficient data
204	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	0–10%
	White-bellied Heron			0–10%
205	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	0–10%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Cocoi Heron			<5%
206	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	3	0–10%
	Great-billed Heron			<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Purple Heron			Insufficient data
207	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	0–10%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Cocoi Heron			<5%
208	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1	0–10%
	Grey Heron			0–10%
209	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	0–10%
	Ardea modesta			Insufficient data
210	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	0–10%
	Great Blue Heron			0–10%
211	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	2	0–10%
	Grey Heron			<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
212	Aoraki Mount Cook National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2	0–10%
	Ardea modesta			Insufficient data
	Great Egret			Insufficient data
213	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
214	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
215	Jiuzhaigou National Park	🇨🇳 China	2	<5%
	Purple Heron			<5%
	Great Egret			Insufficient data
216	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	2	<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Great Blue Heron			Insufficient data
217	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	1	<5%
	Grey Heron			<5%
218	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	2	<5%
	Grey Heron			<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
219	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
	Great Egret			Insufficient data
220	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	2	<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Cocoi Heron			Insufficient data
221	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	3	<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Grey Heron			Insufficient data
	Purple Heron			Insufficient data
222	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Cocoi Heron			<5%
223	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	3	<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Purple Heron			Insufficient data
	Grey Heron			Insufficient data
224	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Grey Heron			<5%
225	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
226	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	<5%
	Great Egret			Insufficient data
	Cocoi Heron			Insufficient data
227	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
228	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	2	<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Great Blue Heron			Insufficient data
229	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	<5%
	White-necked Heron			Insufficient data
	Great Egret			Insufficient data
230	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Great Egret			Insufficient data
231	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Great Blue Heron			Insufficient data
232	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	<5%
	Great Blue Heron			Insufficient data
233	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	<5%
	White-necked Heron			<5%
	Great Egret			Insufficient data
234	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
235	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
236	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	3	<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Grey Heron			<5%
	Purple Heron			Insufficient data
237	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Great Blue Heron			Insufficient data
238	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Great Blue Heron			Insufficient data
239	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
240	Flinders Ranges National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	<5%
	White-necked Heron			Insufficient data
	Great Egret			Insufficient data
241	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
242	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	<5%
	Great Blue Heron			Insufficient data
243	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Great Blue Heron			Insufficient data
244	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	<5%
	Grey Heron			Insufficient data
245	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	<5%
	Great Egret			Insufficient data
	Cocoi Heron			Insufficient data
246	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
247	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	3	<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Purple Heron			Insufficient data
	Grey Heron			Insufficient data
248	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
249	Horton Plains National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2	<5%
	Grey Heron			Insufficient data
	Purple Heron			Insufficient data
250	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	1	<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
251	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Grey Heron			Insufficient data
252	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
253	Tongariro National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	<5%
	Great Egret			Insufficient data
254	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	3	<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Cocoi Heron			<5%
	Great Blue Heron			Insufficient data
255	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Great Blue Heron			Insufficient data
256	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
	Cocoi Heron			Insufficient data
257	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	White-necked Heron			Insufficient data
258	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Great Blue Heron			<5%
	Great Egret			<5%
259	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	2	<5%
	Great Egret			Insufficient data
	Purple Heron			Insufficient data
260	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	<5%
	Cocoi Heron			Insufficient data
261	Huascarán National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1	<5%
	Cocoi Heron			Insufficient data
262	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Great Blue Heron			Insufficient data
263	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Great Blue Heron			Insufficient data

Great Herons and Egrets

Species in this group

Great Egret

Purple Heron

Grey Heron

Great Blue Heron

Cocoi Heron

Black-headed Heron

Goliath Heron

White-necked Heron

Great-billed Heron

Ardea modesta

White-bellied Heron

Humblot's Heron

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Great Herons and Egrets

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