Bird
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea · Ardeidae · Pelecaniformes
Best monthsApr–May · Augmost records
Records852,092in 123 countries
Most seen inIndia289,838 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Purple Heron in brief
The purple heron (Ardea purpurea) is a bird of the Ardeidae family — species of bird.
Across the 123 countries we cover it has 852,092 published records, most of them from India, Spain and the Netherlands. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in April, May and August.
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
India289,838 records · best Jan, Feb
Spain84,559 records · best Apr, May
Netherlands72,502 records · best May, Aug
France69,099 records · best May, Apr
South Africa60,096 records · best Jan, Dec
Portugal20,167 records · best May, Apr
Thailand19,639 records · best Jan, Feb
Israel19,185 records · best Apr, Aug
Sri Lanka18,477 records · best Feb, Dec
Taiwan18,124 records · best Dec, Jan
Malaysia15,597 records · best Oct, Mar
Türkiye10,467 records · best Apr, May
Singapore10,335 records · best Dec, Mar
Indonesia8,055 records · best Aug, Jul
Philippines7,283 records · best Jan, Feb
Belgium6,924 records · best Apr, May
United Arab Emirates6,541 records · best Oct, Nov
Greece6,337 records · best May, Apr
Italy6,125 records · best Apr, May
Hungary6,108 records · best May, Jul
Germany5,204 records · best May, Apr
Uganda5,155 records · best Jul, Aug
China4,400 records · best May, Sep
Romania4,298 records · best May, Aug
Ukraine4,027 records · best Aug, May
Cambodia3,963 records · best Feb, Jan
Egypt3,605 records · best Apr, Dec
Bulgaria3,488 records · best May, Apr
Russia3,100 records · best May, Apr
Botswana2,869 records · best Nov, Sep
Madagascar2,700 records · best Nov, Oct
Gambia2,517 records · best Nov, Jan
Serbia2,506 records · best May, Apr
Croatia2,429 records · best May, Apr
Cyprus2,410 records · best Apr, May
Senegal2,199 records · best Jan, Feb
Oman2,180 records · best Nov, Feb
Austria2,103 records · best May, Aug
Georgia2,011 records · best Sep, May
Zimbabwe1,942 records · best Nov, Dec
United Kingdom1,892 records · best May, Apr
Namibia1,882 records · best Nov, Oct
Mozambique1,774 records · best Dec, May
Nepal1,696 records · best Mar, Dec
Vietnam1,583 records · best Jan, Dec
Iran1,483 records · best May, Apr
Zambia1,395 records · best Nov, Oct
Switzerland1,352 records · best May, Apr
Morocco1,267 records · best Apr, Mar
Ghana1,071 records · best Mar, Nov
Saudi Arabia1,014 records · best Oct, Mar
Kuwait928 records · best Sep, Oct
Slovakia830 records · best May, Aug
Myanmar826 records · best Jan, Feb
Ethiopia797 records · best Nov, Dec
Azerbaijan793 records · best May, Oct
Slovenia776 records · best Aug, Apr
Armenia744 records · best May, Apr
Nigeria731 records · best Dec, Feb
Republic of the Congo662 records · best Mar, Nov
Benin616 records · best Jan, Feb
Cape Verde580 records · best Apr, Mar
Czechia537 records · best Jul, Aug
Rwanda536 records · best Jul, Dec
Eswatini531 records · best Jan, Sep
Moldova520 records · best May, Aug
Bangladesh504 records · best Dec, Feb
Laos439 records · best Jan, Dec
Poland399 records · best Aug, Jul
Pakistan382 records · best Feb, Jan
Uzbekistan315 records · best May, Apr
Qatar297 records · best Sep, Oct
Angola292 records · best Sep, Aug
Kazakhstan271 records · best May, Jun
Malawi259 records · best Nov, Sep
Jordan213 records · best Apr, Mar
Cameroon212 records · best Mar, Apr
Togo211 records · best Oct, Nov
Montenegro209 records · best Apr, May
Gabon192 records · best Jul, Aug
Algeria185 records · best Apr, May
Burkina Faso160 records · best May, Jan
Kosovo154 records · best Jul, May
Mauritania141 records · best Jan, Dec
Malta112 records · best Apr, Sep
Ivory Coast112 records · best Dec, Jan
Guinea-Bissau106 records · best Nov, Dec
Lebanon103 records · best Apr, May
Tunisia88 records · best Apr, Sep
Bosnia and Herzegovina85 records · best May, Apr
Lesotho80 records · best Jan, Feb
Albania78 records · best Apr, May
Iraq77 records · best Apr, May
Niger77 records · best Jan, Feb
Brunei74 records · best Aug, Nov
Chad71 records · best Feb, Mar
Guinea58 records · best Jan, Apr
Yemen54 records · best Oct, Feb
North Macedonia51 records · best May, Aug
Liberia51 records · best Feb, Jan
Ireland50 records · best Apr, Jun
Sudan49 records · best Sep, Mar
Mali48 records · best Jan, Mar
Seychelles43 records · best Oct, Dec
Bahrain40 records · best Apr, Nov
South Sudan39 records · best Feb, Mar
Palestine38 records · best Apr, Oct
Luxembourg37 records · best May, Sep
Djibouti35 records · best Sep, Apr
Burundi32 records · best Nov, Oct
Sierra Leone32 records · best Jan, Dec
Tajikistan29 records · best May, Sep
Belarus23 records · best Aug, Jul
Syria21 records · best Apr, Sep
Libya15 records · best Sep, Oct
Iceland14 records · best May, Nov
Turkmenistan14 records · best May, Apr
Barbados10 records · best Sep, Mar
Eritrea10 records · best Jan, May
São Tomé and Príncipe10 records · best Mar, Jan
North Korea5 records · best Apr, May
Maldives5 records · best Feb, Aug
Liechtenstein1 records · best May, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
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