
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 resultaten in Oost-Kaap
Een reis plannen
Little Egret: door gastheren waargenomen in of bij Amakhala Game Reserve.
Begeleide ritten vanuit een lodge
Een gids die weet waar te kijken, met offroad- en nachtritten in de privéreservaten.
Waar gastheren de soort waarnemen
Soort
Egretta garzetta
Waarnemingen
3 713
iNaturalist-waarnemingen
Elke boeking op Spekboom steunt natuurbehoud.
Een waarneming betekent dat een gastheer de Little Egret op of bij het terrein heeft gezien. Een waarneming is nooit gegarandeerd.
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.