bird · Pelecaniformes · Ardeidae
Great Egret
Ardea alba Linnaeus, 1758 — also called Great White Egret, American Egret, Great White Heron. Occurrence records of the Great Egret are shared on GBIF from around 40 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Kruger National Park (3 351 records), in 7 provinces.
IUCN: Least concernArdeidae
40reserves with records
11 367records around them
7provinces
LCIUCN category
Where it is recorded
| Reserve | Province | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Kruger National ParkNational park | LP Limpopo | 3 351 |
| iSimangaliso Wetland ParkProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 1 888 |
| Pilanesberg National ParkGame reserve | NW North West | 1 276 |
| St. Lucia SystemProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 990 |
| Saint Lucia ParkNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 816 |
| McGregor Private Nature ReserveNature reserve | NW North West | 524 |
| East London Coast Nature ReserveProtected area | EC Eastern Cape | 407 |
| Pilanesberg Private LodgeNature reserve | NW North West | 380 |
| Mjejane Private Game ReserveNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 349 |
| St. Lucia Game ParkNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 335 |
| Nylsvley Nature ReserveNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 226 |
| False Bay ParkNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 84 |
| Nyalazi State ForestForest reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 82 |
| Golela BushNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 56 |
| Klipplaat-PrivaatnatuurreservaatNature reserve | NW North West | 51 |
| Vaaldam Nature ReserveProtected area | MP Mpumalanga | 50 |
| Bronkhorstspruit Dam Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 47 |
| Kosi BayNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 46 |
| Bronkies Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 45 |
| Himeville Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 43 |
| Kowie Local Authority Nature ReserveNature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 32 |
| St. Lucia Marine ReserveMarine protected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 30 |
| Amatikulu Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 27 |
| Loskop Dam Nature ReserveNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 26 |
| Maputaland Marine ReserveMarine protected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 26 |
| Phinda Resource ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 26 |
| Eastern Shores State ForestForest reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 25 |
| eMalahleni Nature ReserveNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 24 |
| MakulekeProtected area | LP Limpopo | 20 |
| Kwelera Nature ReserveNature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 17 |
| Ndumo Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 16 |
| D'nyala Nature ReserveNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 13 |
| De Onderstepoort Private Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 11 |
| Sodwana Bay State ForestForest reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 7 |
| Pongola Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 4 |
| Bronkies Angling and Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 4 |
| Nooitgedacht Dam Nature ReserveNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 4 |
| Randfontein Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary | GP Gauteng | 4 |
| Greater Kruger National ParkNational park | LP Limpopo | 3 |
| VaaldamnatuurreservaatNature reserve | FS Free State | 2 |
By province
- KwaZulu-Natal
- 17 reserves
- Mpumalanga
- 5 reserves
- Limpopo
- 5 reserves
- Gauteng
- 5 reserves
- North West
- 4 reserves
- Eastern Cape
- 3 reserves
- Free State
- 1 reserve
Taxonomy
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- Family
- Ardeidae
- Scientific name
- Ardea alba
- GBIF taxon
- 9752617
- Wikidata
- Q130730
Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.