intermediate egret
Egretta intermedia
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyArdeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)
- GenusEgretta (Small Egrets and Herons)
- SpeciesEgretta intermedia (intermediate egret)
Closest Relatives at Wilpattu National Park
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
Western Reef Egret
Egretta gularis
Indian Pond Heron
Ardeola grayii
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Ardea modesta
Ardea modesta
Striated Heron
Butorides striata
Malayan Night Heron
Gorsachius melanolophus
Black-headed Ibis
Threskiornis melanocephalus
Grey Pelican
Pelecanus philippensis
📅 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 intermediate egret in Wilpattu National Park?
About 53% of visitor-days record a intermediate egret sighting in Wilpattu National Park, based on 233 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see intermediate egret in Wilpattu National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for intermediate egret in Wilpattu National Park in our monthly data.