Javan Pond Heron
Ardeola speciosa
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyArdeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)
- GenusArdeola (Pond Herons)
- SpeciesArdeola speciosa (Javan Pond Heron)
Closest Relatives at Way Kambas National Park
Great-billed Heron
Ardea sumatrana
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Striated Heron
Butorides striata
intermediate egret
Egretta intermedia
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Malayan Night Heron
Gorsachius melanolophus
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 6 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 7 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Javan Pond Heron in Way Kambas National Park?
About 16% of visitor-days record a Javan Pond Heron sighting in Way Kambas National Park, based on 90 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Javan Pond Heron in Way Kambas National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Javan Pond Heron in Way Kambas National Park in our monthly data.