Little Egret
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Little Egret

Egretta garzetta

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Minneriya National Park
79 Verified records at Minneriya National Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The little egret (Egretta garzetta) is a species of small heron in the family Ardeidae. It is a white bird with a slender black beak, long black legs and, in the western race, yellow feet. As an aquatic bird, it feeds in shallow water and on land, consuming a variety of small creatures. It breeds colonially, often with other species of water birds, making a platform nest of sticks in a tree, bush or reed bed. A clutch of three to five bluish-green eggs is laid and incubated by both parents for about three weeks. The young fledge at about six weeks of age. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Little Egret sighting in Minneriya National Park, based on 79 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Minneriya National Park

intermediate egret

intermediate egret

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Egretta intermedia

20–30% · Possible
Grey Heron
LC

Grey Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ardea cinerea

30–40% · Possible
Indian Pond Heron
LC

Indian Pond Heron

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ardeola grayii

30–40% · Possible
Great Egret
LC Endemic

Great Egret

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ardea alba

30–40% · Possible
Purple Heron
LC

Purple Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ardea purpurea

10–20% · With luck
Black-crowned Night Heron
LC

Black-crowned Night Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nycticorax nycticorax

<5% · Rare
Striated Heron
LC

Striated Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Butorides striata

Insufficient data
Black-headed Ibis
LC

Black-headed Ibis

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Threskiornis melanocephalus

40–50% · Likely
Grey Pelican
NT

Grey Pelican

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pelecanus philippensis

20–30% · Possible
Eurasian Spoonbill
LC

Eurasian Spoonbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Platalea leucorodia

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
40–50
Feb
20–30
Mar
10–20
Apr
30–40
May
40–50
Jun
60–70
Jul
50–60
Aug
40–50
Sep
40–50
Oct
30–40
Nov
30–40
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
70–80%
2 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
70–80%
3 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
60–70%
4 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
60–70%
5 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
50–60%
6 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
50–60%
7 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
50–60%
8 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
50–60%
9 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
50–60%
10 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
11 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
40–50%
12 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
40–50%
13 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
40–50%
14 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
15 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
40–50%
16 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
40–50%
17 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
18 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
30–40%
19 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
20 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
21 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
30–40%
22 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
23 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
24 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
30–40%
25 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
26 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
30–40%
27 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
30–40%
28 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
30–40%
29 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
30–40%
30 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
31 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
20–30%
32 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
20–30%
33 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
34 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
35 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
20–30%
36 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
37 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
38 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
20–30%
39 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
40 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
41 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
20–30%
42 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
43 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
20–30%
44 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
20–30%
45 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
20–30%
46 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
10–20%
47 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
48 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
49 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
50 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
51 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
10–20%
52 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
10–20%
53 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
54 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
55 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
10–20%
56 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
57 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
10–20%
58 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
59 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
60 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
61 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
62 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
10–20%
63 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
64 Berenty Reserve 🇲🇬 Madagascar
5–10%
65 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
66 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
67 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
5–10%
68 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
5–10%
69 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
5–10%
70 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
71 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
72 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
5–10%
73 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
5–10%
74 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
75 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
76 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
77 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
78 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
79 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
80 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
81 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
82 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
83 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
84 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
85 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
86 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
87 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%
88 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%
89 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
90 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
91 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
92 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%
93 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
94 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
95 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
96 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
97 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
98 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
99 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
100 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
101 Ranomafana National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
<5%
102 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
103 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
104 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
105 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
106 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
107 Rakiura National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
<5%
108 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
109 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
110 Lorentz National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
111 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
Insufficient data
112 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data
113 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China
Insufficient data
114 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
115 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
116 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
117 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
118 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
Insufficient data
119 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
120 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
Insufficient data
121 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
Insufficient data
122 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
123 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
124 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
125 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Insufficient data
126 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
127 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Little Egret in Minneriya National Park?

About 38% of wildlife watchers report a Little Egret sighting in Minneriya National Park, based on 79 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Little Egret in Minneriya National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Little Egret in Minneriya National Park in our monthly data.

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