bird · Pelecaniformes · Ardeidae
Squacco Heron
Ardeola ralloides (Scopoli, 1769) — also called Common Squacco Heron. Occurrence records of the Squacco Heron are shared on GBIF from around 21 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Marievale Bird Sanctuary (1 154 records), in 6 provinces.
IUCN: Least concernArdeidae
21reserves with records
2 546records around them
6provinces
LCIUCN category
Where it is recorded
| Reserve | Province | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Marievale Bird SanctuaryGame reserve | GP Gauteng | 1 154 |
| Lion Sands Game ReservePrivate game reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 327 |
| Korsman ConservancyPrivate game reserve | GP Gauteng | 303 |
| Nylsvley Nature ReserveNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 239 |
| Sneeuwberg Protected EnvironmentProtected area | FS Free State | 175 |
| Lake Sibayi Fresh Water ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 61 |
| Rust de Winter NatuurreservaatNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 48 |
| Rust De Winter Nature ReserveProtected area | LP Limpopo | 48 |
| Bronkhorstspruit Dam Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 30 |
| Bronkies Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 30 |
| St. Lucia Marine ReserveMarine protected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 26 |
| De Onderstepoort Private Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 21 |
| eMalahleni Nature ReserveNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 20 |
| Ndumo Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 10 |
| Loskop Dam Nature ReserveNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 10 |
| Seekoeivlei Nature ReserveNature reserve | FS Free State | 10 |
| Randfontein Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary | GP Gauteng | 10 |
| Pretorius KloofNature reserve | FS Free State | 7 |
| Wolhuterskop Game and Nature ReservePrivate game reserve | FS Free State | 7 |
| Vergenoeg Nature Reserve & Hiking TrailNature reserve | NW North West | 6 |
| Sodwana Bay State ForestForest reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 4 |
By province
- Gauteng
- 6 reserves
- Free State
- 4 reserves
- KwaZulu-Natal
- 4 reserves
- Limpopo
- 3 reserves
- Mpumalanga
- 3 reserves
- North West
- 1 reserve
Taxonomy
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- Family
- Ardeidae
- Scientific name
- Ardeola ralloides
- GBIF taxon
- 2480906
- Wikidata
- Q191394
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.