Snowy Egret
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Snowy Egret

Egretta thula

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve
140 Verified records at Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve
January Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The snowy egret (Egretta thula) is a small white heron. The genus name comes from Provençal French for the little egret, aigrette, which is a diminutive of aigron, 'heron'. The species name thula is the Mapudungun term for the black-necked swan, applied to this species in error by Chilean naturalist Juan Ignacio Molina in 1782. The snowy egret is the American counterpart to the very similar Old World little egret, which has become established in the Bahamas. At one time, the plumes of the snowy egret were in great demand as decorations for women's hats. They were hunted for these plumes and this reduced the population of the species to dangerously low levels. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Snowy Egret sighting in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve, based on 140 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve

Little Blue Heron
LC

Little Blue Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Egretta caerulea

20–30% · Possible
Tricolored Heron
LC

Tricolored Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Egretta tricolor

<5% · Rare
Reddish Egret
NT

Reddish Egret

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Egretta rufescens

<5% · Rare
Green Heron

Green Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Butorides virescens

10–20% · With luck
Cattle Egret
LC

Cattle Egret

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bubulcus ibis

10–20% · With luck
Great Egret
LC Endemic

Great Egret

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ardea alba

10–20% · With luck
Great Blue Heron
LC Endemic

Great Blue Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ardea herodias

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

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nyctanassa violacea

5–10% · With luck
Bare-throated Tiger Heron
LC

Bare-throated Tiger Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tigrisoma mexicanum

5–10% · With luck
Boat-billed Heron
LC

Boat-billed Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cochlearius cochlearius

<5% · Rare
Black-crowned Night Heron
LC

Black-crowned Night Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nycticorax nycticorax

<5% · Rare
Agami Heron
NT

Agami Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Agamia agami

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
5–10
Feb
10–20
Mar
5–10
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
5–10
Sep
<5
Oct
10–20
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 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
80–90%
2 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
60–70%
3 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
60–70%
4 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
60–70%
5 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
50–60%
6 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
50–60%
7 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
50–60%
8 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
50–60%
9 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
40–50%
10 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
40–50%
11 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
40–50%
12 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
13 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
14 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
15 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
40–50%
16 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
30–40%
17 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
30–40%
18 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
30–40%
19 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
30–40%
20 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
21 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
22 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
20–30%
23 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
24 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
20–30%
25 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
26 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
27 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
28 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
29 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
20–30%
30 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
20–30%
31 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
32 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
33 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
34 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
35 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
10–20%
36 Isla del Coco National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
37 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
38 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
10–20%
39 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
40 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
41 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
42 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
43 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
44 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
45 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
46 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
47 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
48 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
49 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
50 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
10–20%
51 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
10–20%
52 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
53 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
54 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
55 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
56 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
57 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
58 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
5–10%
59 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
5–10%
60 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
5–10%
61 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
62 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
5–10%
63 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
64 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
5–10%
65 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
66 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
67 Península Valdés 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
68 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
69 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
70 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
71 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
72 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
73 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
<5%
74 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
75 Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
<5%
76 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
77 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
78 Nahuel Huapi National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
79 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
80 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
81 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
82 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
83 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
<5%
84 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
85 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
86 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
87 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
88 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
89 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
90 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
91 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
92 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
93 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
94 Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park 🇯🇲 Jamaica
Insufficient data
95 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
Insufficient data
96 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
97 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
98 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
99 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
100 Lauca National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
Insufficient data
101 Tierra del Fuego National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
102 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
103 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
104 Cajas National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
105 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
106 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
107 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
108 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
109 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
110 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Snowy Egret in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve?

About 15% of wildlife watchers report a Snowy Egret sighting in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve, based on 140 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Snowy Egret in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve?

January has the highest sighting rate for Snowy Egret in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.

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