Cattle Egret

Cattle Egret

Bubulcus ibis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
11 Verified records at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
November Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The western cattle egret (Ardea ibis) is a species of heron (family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics and warm temperate zones. Formerly, most taxonomic authorities lumped this species and the eastern cattle egret together (called the cattle egret), but the two cattle egrets are now treated as separate species. Despite the similarities in plumage to the egrets of the genus Egretta, it is more closely related to the herons of Ardea. Originally native to parts of Africa, southwest Asia and southern Europe, it has undergone a rapid expansion in its distribution and successfully colonised much of the New World in the last century. It is a white bird adorned with buff plumes in the breeding season. It nests in colonies, usually near bodies of water and often with other wading birds. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Cattle Egret sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve

Pinnated Bittern
LC

Pinnated Bittern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Botaurus pinnatus

Insufficient data
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
LC Endemic

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nyctanassa violacea

Insufficient data
Green Heron

Green Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Butorides virescens

<5% · Rare
Great Blue Heron
LC Endemic

Great Blue Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ardea herodias

<5% · Rare
Great Egret
LC Endemic

Great Egret

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ardea alba

<5% · Rare
Fasciated Tiger Heron
LC

Fasciated Tiger Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tigrisoma fasciatum

<5% · Rare
Snowy Egret
LC

Snowy Egret

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Egretta thula

<5% · Rare
Bare-throated Tiger Heron
LC

Bare-throated Tiger Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tigrisoma mexicanum

<5% · Rare
Little Blue Heron
LC

Little Blue Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Egretta caerulea

Insufficient data
Boat-billed Heron
LC

Boat-billed Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cochlearius cochlearius

Insufficient data
Green Ibis
LC

Green Ibis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mesembrinibis cayennensis

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
80–90%
2 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
60–70%
3 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
60–70%
4 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
60–70%
5 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
60–70%
6 Berenty Reserve 🇲🇬 Madagascar
50–60%
7 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
50–60%
8 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
50–60%
9 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
50–60%
10 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
50–60%
11 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
50–60%
12 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
40–50%
13 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
40–50%
14 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
15 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
40–50%
16 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
40–50%
17 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
40–50%
18 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
40–50%
19 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
30–40%
20 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
30–40%
21 Isla del Coco National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
22 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
23 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
24 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
30–40%
25 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
26 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
27 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
28 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
30–40%
29 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
30–40%
30 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
30–40%
31 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
32 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
33 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
20–30%
34 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
20–30%
35 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
20–30%
36 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
37 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
38 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
20–30%
39 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
20–30%
40 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
41 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
42 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
43 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
44 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
20–30%
45 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
46 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
20–30%
47 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
48 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
20–30%
49 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
50 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
20–30%
51 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
52 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
53 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
54 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
55 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
56 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
10–20%
57 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
58 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
59 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
60 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
10–20%
61 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
62 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
63 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
64 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
10–20%
65 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
10–20%
66 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
67 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
68 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
69 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
10–20%
70 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
71 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
72 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
73 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
10–20%
74 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
75 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
76 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
77 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
78 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
79 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
80 Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park 🇯🇲 Jamaica
10–20%
81 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
82 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
83 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
84 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
85 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
10–20%
86 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
87 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
88 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
89 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
90 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
91 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
5–10%
92 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
5–10%
93 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
94 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
5–10%
95 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
96 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
5–10%
97 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
98 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
99 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
5–10%
100 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
5–10%
101 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
102 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
5–10%
103 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
104 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
5–10%
105 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
106 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
5–10%
107 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
108 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
5–10%
109 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
110 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
111 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
112 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
5–10%
113 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
5–10%
114 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
115 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
116 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
5–10%
117 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
118 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
119 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
5–10%
120 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
121 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
122 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
123 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
124 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
125 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
126 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
127 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
128 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
129 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
130 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
131 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
132 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
133 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
134 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
135 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
136 Ranomafana National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
<5%
137 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
138 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
139 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
140 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
141 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
142 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
143 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
144 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
145 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
146 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
147 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
148 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
149 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
150 Cajas National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
151 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
152 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
153 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
154 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
155 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
156 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
157 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
158 Tierra del Fuego National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
159 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
160 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data
161 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
162 Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
Insufficient data
163 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
Insufficient data
164 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
165 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
166 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
167 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Insufficient data
168 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data
169 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
Insufficient data
170 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
Insufficient data
171 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
172 Lauca National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
Insufficient data
173 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
174 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
175 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
176 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
Insufficient data
177 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Insufficient data
178 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
179 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
Insufficient data
180 Nahuel Huapi National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
181 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
182 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
183 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
184 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Cattle Egret in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?

About 0% of wildlife watchers report a Cattle Egret sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Cattle Egret in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?

November has the highest sighting rate for Cattle Egret in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve in our monthly data.

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