Where does the Gray/Purple Heron live?
Ardea cinerea has 7,828,763 records in 187 countries and territories, from 1753 to 2026. Most records come from Netherlands.
- 7,828,763 records
- 187 places
- 185 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 1,098,823 | |
| Sweden | 874,616 | |
| United Kingdom | 693,643 | |
| France | 639,611 | |
| Denmark | 623,823 | |
| Spain | 504,070 | |
| Germany | 406,854 | |
| Norway | 377,482 | |
| India | 316,260 | |
| Belgium | 303,482 | |
| Taiwan | 268,984 | |
| South Africa | 225,250 | |
| Portugal | 171,602 | |
| Italy | 110,851 | |
| Japan | 90,691 | |
| Czechia | 67,105 | |
| South Korea | 66,217 | |
| Russia | 61,349 | |
| Israel | 57,814 | |
| Austria | 56,394 | |
| Poland | 53,423 | |
| Ireland | 50,298 | |
| Türkiye | 48,837 | |
| China | 47,858 | |
| Switzerland | 42,808 | |
| Estonia | 34,314 | |
| Finland | 34,310 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 28,312 | |
| Greece | 27,766 | |
| Kenya | 27,485 | |
| Bulgaria | 22,750 | |
| Thailand | 21,942 | |
| Sri Lanka | 18,640 | |
| Hong Kong | 18,523 | |
| Singapore | 18,198 | |
| Ukraine | 16,703 | |
| Hungary | 16,691 | |
| Croatia | 16,084 | |
| Serbia | 15,640 | |
| Tanzania | 10,882 |
Showing the top 40 of 187 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Ardeidae.
Great Blue/Cocoi Heron
14,190,794 records
Great Egret
12,974,678 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.