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 Tijuca National Park
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Striated Heron
Butorides striata
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Cocoi Heron
Ardea cocoi
Boat-billed Heron
Cochlearius cochlearius
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Whistling Heron
Syrigma sibilatrix
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Nyctanassa violacea
Green Ibis
Mesembrinibis cayennensis
Roseate Spoonbill
Platalea ajaja
Buff-necked Ibis
Theristicus caudatus
Bare-faced Ibis
Phimosus infuscatus
📅 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 Tijuca National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Little Blue Heron sighting in Tijuca National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Little Blue Heron in Tijuca National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Little Blue Heron in Tijuca National Park in our monthly data.