Wildlife of Everywhere

Where to see the Great Egret

Ardea alba · bird · Ardeidae

Great Egret (Ardea alba) is recorded in 16,239 protected areas and wildlife sites across 135 countries in our database. The places with the strongest evidence are Pinelands National Reserve (United States of America), Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (United States of America) and Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve (United States of America).

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Great Egret
Photo: Mike Baird (CC BY 4.0)

Where is the best place to see the Great Egret?

Based on GBIF records and our guides, the best-documented places to see the Great Egret are Pinelands National Reserve (United States of America), Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (United States of America) and Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve (United States of America). Most sites are in United States of America (6307), Germany (1576) and Australia (1347). It appears in 16 trip reports in our library.

Top 25 places for the Great Egret

#PlaceCountryGBIF recordsYearsEvidence
1Pinelands National ReserveUnited States of America68,9491923–2026Recorded on GBIF
2Monterey Bay National Marine SanctuaryUnited States of America53,1711941–2026Recorded on GBIF
3Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research ReserveUnited States of America49,6511951–2026Recorded on GBIF
4Brigantine National Wildlife RefugeUnited States of America48,4011951–2026Recorded on GBIF
5Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife RefugeUnited States of America48,0151952–2026Recorded on GBIF
6彰雲嘉沿海保護區Taiwan39,4501974–2026Recorded on GBIF
7Parker River National Wildlife RefugeUnited States of America39,4121966–2026Recorded on GBIF
8Merritt Island National Wildlife RefugeUnited States of America39,2971967–2026Recorded on GBIF
9Everglades & Dry TortugasUnited States of America37,9981903–2026Recorded on GBIF
10Ottawa National Wildlife RefugeUnited States of America34,9531970–2026Recorded on GBIF
11Everglades National ParkUnited States of America34,1201903–2026Recorded on GBIF
12Paynes PrairieUnited States of America33,1941970–2026Recorded on GBIF
13Gateway National Recreation AreaUnited States of America28,8871955–2026Recorded on GBIF
14Jamaica Bay UnitUnited States of America28,3281955–2026Recorded on GBIF
15Bombay Hook National Wildlife RefugeUnited States of America27,7881939–2026Recorded on GBIF
16Cape May Point State ParkUnited States of America26,5941920–2026Recorded on GBIF
17Lake Apopka Restoration AreaUnited States of America26,5691974–2026Recorded on GBIF
18North Shore Restoration AreaUnited States of America26,5691974–2026Recorded on GBIF
19Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife RefugeUnited States of America25,4551962–2026Recorded on GBIF
20Bolsa Chica Ecological ReserveUnited States of America24,6301949–2026Recorded on GBIF
21Saint Marks National Wildlife Refuge (Panacea Unit)United States of America24,4501965–2026Recorded on GBIF
22St. Marks National Wildlife RefugeUnited States of America24,2881965–2026Recorded on GBIF
23Zone tampon de la réserve de biosphère de CamargueFrance23,2901956–2026Recorded on GBIF
24Estero Llano Grande State ParkUnited States of America22,6931991–2026Recorded on GBIF
25Chincoteague National Wildlife RefugeUnited States of America21,7341939–2026Recorded on GBIF

16,214 more places in the interactive map.

By country

United States of America: 6307, Germany: 1576, Australia: 1347, Brazil: 435, India: 339, Sweden: 329, Canada: 306, Netherlands: 288, France: 287, Mexico: 279, United Kingdom: 270, South Africa: 258, Argentina: 207, Spain: 194, Italy: 191, Poland: 171, Colombia: 132, Belgium: 132, Chile: 129, Czechia: 126, Portugal: 121, China: 111, New Zealand: 103, Ukraine: 102, Peru: 99, Norway: 99, Costa Rica: 92, Kenya: 87, Turkey: 76, Taiwan: 73, Greece: 70, Thailand: 70, Belize: 62, Russia: 61, Denmark: 60, Venezuela: 59, Panama: 51, Honduras: 50, Slovakia: 49, Botswana: 47, Bulgaria: 47, Dominican Rep.: 46, Indonesia: 45, Guatemala: 44, Hungary: 41, Nicaragua: 41, Malaysia: 39, Ecuador: 38, Serbia: 37, Israel: 37, Iran: 37, Austria: 36, Uganda: 36, Puerto Rico: 34, Zimbabwe: 34, Latvia: 34, Switzerland: 33, Zambia: 33, Namibia: 31, Lithuania: 30, Philippines: 29, El Salvador: 29, Tanzania: 28, Japan: 24, Sri Lanka: 22, Bolivia: 22, Belarus: 21, Cuba: 20, Madagascar: 20, Vietnam: 19, Bahamas: 19, Finland: 18, Uruguay: 16, Mozambique: 16, South Korea: 16, Bangladesh: 15, Georgia: 14, Cambodia: 13, Estonia: 13, Gambia: 13, Romania: 12, Paraguay: 11, United Arab Emirates: 10, Albania: 10, Malawi: 9, Senegal: 9, Croatia: 9, Egypt: 9, Slovenia: 8, Ghana: 8, Kazakhstan: 8, Morocco: 7, Ethiopia: 7, Guinea-Bissau: 7, Uzbekistan: 7, Nepal: 6, Haiti: 6, eSwatini: 6, Cyprus: 6, Moldova: 5, Bosnia and Herz.: 5, Luxembourg: 5, Côte d'Ivoire: 5, Oman: 4, Montenegro: 4, Guyana: 4, Dem. Rep. Congo: 4, Benin: 4, Congo: 4, Ireland: 4, Pakistan: 4, Singapore: 3, Jordan: 3, Jamaica: 3, Chad: 3, Gabon: 3, Nigeria: 3, Cameroon: 3, Rwanda: 2, Kyrgyzstan: 2, Niger: 2, Armenia: 2, Azerbaijan: 2, S. Sudan: 2, Iceland: 2, Central African Rep.: 2, Sierra Leone: 2, Kuwait: 1, Lebanon: 1, Angola: 1, Timor-Leste: 1, Tunisia: 1, Myanmar: 1, U.S. Virgin Is.: 1 and North Macedonia: 1.

Seen on trips

The Great Egret is recorded in these trip reports:

and 6 more.

Tours that have recorded it

In our guides

Read the full species account in our Borneo guide, Sumatra guide, Sulawesi guide, Singapore guide.

Take it with you

Build a free printable field guide or e-book for any of these places, with photos and a checklist.

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Photo: Mike Baird, CC BY 4.0.

GBIF downloads: United States of America, Taiwan, France, Brazil, South Africa, Argentina, Australia, Canada, Spain, Costa Rica, Sweden, Belize.

Data last updated 2026-11-05. Species–place links come from GBIF occurrence downloads (GBIF.org) matched to protected-area boundaries from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and other open boundary sources, plus places listed by our own guides. Record counts are what has been reported to GBIF, not population sizes. Reptiles and amphibians are never shown at park level. How this database works · Data sources and limits.