
The little egret (Egretta garzetta) is a species of small heron in the family Ardeidae.
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Curve from 3,713 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Western Cape and beyond
Provinces where Little Egret is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
3,713 records, iNaturalist
30+ resultate in Suid-Afrika
Beplan 'n reis
Gashere het die Little Egret aangeteken by verblyf in of langs Kruger National Park and Amakhala Game Reserve.
Spesie
Egretta garzetta
Aantekeninge
3 713
iNaturalist-waarnemings
Elke bespreking op Spekboom ondersteun bewaring.
'n Aantekening beteken 'n gasheer het die Little Egret op die eiendom of naby gesien. Dit is nooit 'n waarborg van 'n waarneming nie.
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Little Egret at stays in or beside Kruger National Park and Amakhala Game Reserve. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
The Little Egret is most recorded in Western Cape (59% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (14% of records), Mpumalanga (8% of records), based on 3 713 iNaturalist observations. 38 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Little Egret on site or nearby.
The Little Egret is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Kruger National Park: Apr-Sep; Amakhala Game Reserve: year-round, best Mar-May, Sep-Nov. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
The little egret (Egretta garzetta) is a species of small heron in the family Ardeidae. The genus name comes from the Provençal French Aigrette, "egret", a diminutive of Aigron," heron". The species epithet garzetta is from the Italian name for this bird, garzetta or sgarzetta.