Where does the Great Egret live?
Ardea alba has 12,974,678 records in 226 countries and territories, from 1599 to 2026. Most records come from United States.
- 12,974,678 records
- 226 places
- 179 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesPelecaniformesArdeidaeArdea
When it is recorded
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Peak month: January. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,263,244 | |
| Netherlands | 1,133,984 | |
| Australia | 452,750 | |
| France | 330,481 | |
| Taiwan | 302,375 | |
| India | 284,521 | |
| Canada | 262,168 | |
| Mexico | 219,946 | |
| Germany | 182,810 | |
| Sweden | 171,271 | |
| Denmark | 152,272 | |
| Belgium | 144,884 | |
| Brazil | 135,505 | |
| Colombia | 122,519 | |
| Spain | 119,071 | |
| Costa Rica | 113,379 | |
| Argentina | 96,894 | |
| United Kingdom | 95,187 | |
| Italy | 65,772 | |
| Chile | 57,773 | |
| Japan | 54,885 | |
| South Africa | 54,619 | |
| Panama | 53,104 | |
| Peru | 50,858 | |
| Puerto Rico | 49,267 | |
| Belize | 46,688 | |
| Thailand | 45,269 | |
| South Korea | 42,827 | |
| Ecuador | 31,088 | |
| Poland | 30,289 | |
| China | 28,310 | |
| Portugal | 27,731 | |
| Venezuela | 27,541 | |
| Honduras | 26,258 | |
| Israel | 26,253 | |
| Czechia | 25,942 | |
| Guatemala | 23,896 | |
| Sri Lanka | 22,449 | |
| Türkiye | 21,937 | |
| Hong Kong | 21,276 |
Showing the top 40 of 226 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Ardeidae.
Great Blue/Cocoi Heron
14,190,794 records
Gray/Purple Heron
7,828,763 records
Snowy Egret
4,756,891 records
Little Egret/Western Reef-Heron
3,850,714 records
Cattle Egret
3,698,158 records
Green/Striated Heron
3,378,362 records
Black-crowned Night-Heron
3,144,357 records
Little Blue Heron
2,312,714 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.