Reddish Egret
Egretta rufescens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyArdeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)
- GenusEgretta (Small Egrets and Herons)
- SpeciesEgretta rufescens (Reddish Egret)
The reddish egret (Egretta rufescens) is a medium-sized heron that is a resident breeder in Central America, the Bahamas, the Caribbean, the Gulf Coast of the United States (primarily Texas), and Mexico. The egret is known for its unusual foraging behavior compared to other herons as well as its association with mud flats, its habitat of choice. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Reddish Egret sighting in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, based on 116 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
Green Heron
Butorides virescens
Bare-throated Tiger Heron
Tigrisoma mexicanum
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Nyctanassa violacea
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Boat-billed Heron
Cochlearius cochlearius
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Pinnated Bittern
Botaurus pinnatus
📅 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 Reddish Egret in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?
About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Reddish Egret sighting in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, based on 116 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Reddish Egret in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?
April has the highest sighting rate for Reddish Egret in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.