bird · Pelecaniformes · Ardeidae
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766) — also called Chota bok, Little Egret/Western Reef-Heron. Occurrence records of the Little Egret are shared on GBIF from around 150 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Garden Route National Park (4 293 records), in 9 provinces.
IUCN: Least concernArdeidae
150reserves with records
46 296records around them
9provinces
LCIUCN category
Where it is recorded
| Reserve | Province | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Garden Route National ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 4 293 |
| Table Mountain National ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 2 308 |
| False Bay Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 2 110 |
| Kruger National ParkNational park | LP Limpopo | 2 053 |
| Knysna National Lake AreaProtected area | WC Western Cape | 1 583 |
| iSimangaliso Wetland ParkProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 1 550 |
| Pledge Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 1 293 |
| Pilanesberg National ParkGame reserve | NW North West | 1 278 |
| St. Lucia SystemProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 1 031 |
| Roodeplaat Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 1 029 |
| Betty's Bay Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 1 012 |
| Stony Point Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 968 |
| Stony Point Penguin ColonyNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 966 |
| Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 941 |
| Tokai ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 860 |
| West Coast National ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 860 |
| Muizenberg CaveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 846 |
| Marievale Bird SanctuaryGame reserve | GP Gauteng | 845 |
| East London Coast Nature ReserveProtected area | EC Eastern Cape | 806 |
| Rondevlei Nature ReserveProtected area | WC Western Cape | 745 |
| Seal IslandNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 692 |
| Grysbok ParkNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 685 |
| St. James SpringNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 640 |
| Steenbok Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 631 |
| Lower Guinea-Fowl TrailNature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 611 |
| Settlers Park Nature ReserveNature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 611 |
| DONKIN RESERVENature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 608 |
| Paarl Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary | WC Western Cape | 525 |
| Helderberg Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 507 |
| McGregor Private Nature ReserveNature reserve | NW North West | 500 |
| Eugene Marais ParkNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 457 |
| Kruin ParkNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 456 |
| Dick Dent Bird SanctuaryGame reserve | WC Western Cape | 414 |
| Virginia Bush Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 385 |
| Naval Hill Nature ReserveNature reserve | FS Free State | 385 |
| De Mond Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 376 |
| Featherbed Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 371 |
| St. Lucia Game ParkNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 369 |
| Albert Falls Game ReserveProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 359 |
| Pilanesberg Private LodgeNature reserve | NW North West | 339 |
| Pauline Bohnen Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 339 |
| Groenkloof Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 331 |
| Silvermine Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 322 |
| Elephant Sanctuary HartbeespoortWildlife sanctuary | NW North West | 322 |
| Monkey SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary | NW North West | 322 |
| Burman BushProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 290 |
| Beachwood Mangrove Nature ReserveProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 286 |
| Limietberg Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 267 |
| Mjejane Private Game ReserveNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 251 |
| Trafalgar Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 245 |
| Wilderness National ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 237 |
| Fernkloof Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 229 |
| Umhlanga LagoonProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 227 |
| Macassar Dunes Conservation AreaProtected area | WC Western Cape | 203 |
| Lambert’s Bay Bird Island Nature ReserveGame reserve | WC Western Cape | 199 |
| Sneeuwberg Protected EnvironmentProtected area | FS Free State | 192 |
| Gonubie Mouth Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary | EC Eastern Cape | 191 |
| Gonubie Bird Sanctuary NPOWildlife sanctuary | EC Eastern Cape | 191 |
| Raapenberg Bird SanctuaryGame reserve | WC Western Cape | 189 |
| Lion's Head Hiking TrailNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 188 |
and 90 more reserves with fewer records.
By province
- Western Cape
- 61 reserves
- KwaZulu-Natal
- 25 reserves
- Eastern Cape
- 23 reserves
- Gauteng
- 15 reserves
- North West
- 7 reserves
- Free State
- 6 reserves
- Mpumalanga
- 6 reserves
- Limpopo
- 4 reserves
- Northern Cape
- 3 reserves
Taxonomy
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- Family
- Ardeidae
- Scientific name
- Egretta garzetta
- GBIF taxon
- 2480876
- Wikidata
- Q131709
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.