Where can you see the Purple Heron in South Africa?

The Purple Heron is most recorded in Western Cape (59% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (18% of records), Mpumalanga (9% of records), based on 1 647 iNaturalist observations. 23 places to stay on Spekboom have recorded the Purple Heron on site or nearby.

When is the best time to see the Purple Heron?

The Purple Heron is recorded throughout the year in South Africa, so no month is the wrong month to look for it.

What is the Purple Heron?

The purple heron ( Ardea purpurea ) is a wide ranging species of wading bird in the heron family, Ardeidae. The scientific name comes from Latin ardea "heron", and purpureus , "coloured purple". It breeds in Africa, central and southern Europe, and southern and eastern Asia.

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Purple Heron

Ardea purpurea

The purple heron ( Ardea purpurea ) is a wide ranging species of wading bird in the heron family, Ardeidae.

from Wikipedia

Go Birding

Purple Heron

Ardea purpurea

The purple heron ( Ardea purpurea ) is a wide ranging species of wading bird in the heron family, Ardeidae.

from Wikipedia

Showing stays where you can spotPurple Heron20+ stays list it on site or nearby

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Quand venir

Here year-round

A resident species, so no month is the wrong month. We would rather say that than invent a best time.

Meilleurs moisTous les mois

Sightings1,647 records

Curve from 1,647 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.

Où la trouver

Western Cape and beyond

Provinces where Purple Heron is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.

1,647 records, iNaturalist