
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 and not from this province. 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
4 Ergebnisse in Ostkap
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Little Egret: von Gastgebern erfasst in oder bei Amakhala Game Reserve.
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Ein Guide, der weiß, wo man suchen muss, mit Offroad- und Nachtfahrten in privaten Reservaten.
Wo Gastgeber die Art erfassen
Art
Egretta garzetta
Nachweise
3 713
iNaturalist-Beobachtungen
Jede Buchung auf Spekboom unterstützt den Naturschutz.
Ein Nachweis bedeutet, dass ein Gastgeber den Little Egret auf dem Grundstück oder in der Nähe gesehen hat. Eine Sichtung ist nie garantiert.
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Little Egret at stays in or beside 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. 4 places to stay on Spekboom in Eastern Cape 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. 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.