Where does the Purple Heron live?
Ardea purpurea has 853,025 records in 160 countries and territories, from 1830 to 2026. Most records come from India.
- 853,025 records
- 160 places
- 163 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesPelecaniformesArdeidaeArdea
When it is recorded
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Peak month: April. 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.
Records over time
18302026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| India | 289,660 | |
| Spain | 74,175 | |
| Netherlands | 72,179 | |
| France | 69,075 | |
| South Africa | 59,705 | |
| Portugal | 20,521 | |
| Thailand | 19,602 | |
| Israel | 19,176 | |
| Sri Lanka | 18,431 | |
| Taiwan | 18,060 | |
| Malaysia | 15,530 | |
| Türkiye | 10,447 | |
| Singapore | 10,217 | |
| Indonesia | 7,893 | |
| Philippines | 7,197 | |
| Belgium | 6,921 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 6,532 | |
| Greece | 6,423 | |
| Italy | 6,160 | |
| Hungary | 6,051 | |
| Germany | 5,310 | |
| Uganda | 5,151 | |
| Kenya | 4,426 | |
| China | 4,353 | |
| Romania | 4,250 | |
| Hong Kong | 3,969 | |
| Cambodia | 3,961 | |
| Ukraine | 3,903 | |
| Egypt | 3,568 | |
| Bulgaria | 3,494 | |
| Russia | 3,083 | |
| Botswana | 2,825 | |
| Madagascar | 2,678 | |
| Gambia | 2,516 | |
| Serbia | 2,516 | |
| Croatia | 2,449 | |
| Cyprus | 2,405 | |
| Senegal | 2,195 | |
| Oman | 2,180 | |
| Austria | 2,120 |
Showing the top 40 of 160 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Ardeidae.
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Gray
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Little Egret
3,850,714 records
Cattle Egret
3,698,158 records
Green
3,378,362 records
Black-crowned Night-Heron
3,144,357 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.