Bird
Pacific Reef-Heron
Egretta sacra · Ardeidae · Pelecaniformes
Best monthsApr · Oct–Novmost records
Records131,691in 25 countries
Most seen inAustralia66,539 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
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About
Pacific Reef-Heron in brief
The pacific reef-heron (Egretta sacra) is a bird of the Ardeidae family — species of bird.
Across the 25 countries we cover it has 131,691 published records, most of them from Australia, Taiwan and Thailand. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in April, October and November.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Australia66,539 records · best Jul, Oct
Taiwan20,619 records · best Apr, Oct
Thailand9,442 records · best Mar, Jan
New Zealand6,939 records · best Jan, Nov
Indonesia5,991 records · best Oct, Aug
Malaysia3,592 records · best Oct, Jul
Japan3,332 records · best Feb, May
Fiji3,275 records · best Aug, Jul
Philippines2,368 records · best Mar, Feb
Singapore1,586 records · best Dec, Nov
Palau1,497 records · best May, Oct
South Korea1,425 records · best May, Apr
Papua New Guinea1,074 records · best Jul, Aug
Vietnam945 records · best Dec, Jan
Vanuatu852 records · best Oct, Nov
Solomon Islands520 records · best Apr, Oct
Marshall Islands395 records · best Sep, Oct
Samoa383 records · best Jul, Aug
East Timor316 records · best Oct, May
Micronesia293 records · best Apr, Dec
Tonga233 records · best Oct, Sep
Kiribati46 records · best Nov, Oct
Brunei18 records · best Sep, Feb
Tuvalu9 records · best Oct, Sep
Nauru2 records · best Mar, Jun
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
All birdsMore of the Ardeidae family
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