Purple Heron

Ardea purpurea

Category: Waterbirds

IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction

Taxonomy

Wikipedia

Species Database

Where to Find

Found in 200 safari areas across 16 countries and 7 regions.

• Sulawesi's Unique Ecosystems, Indonesia - 9 records
• Central Indian Highlands, India - 8 records
• East Java & Bali Volcanic Arc, Indonesia - 8 records
• West & Central Java Highlands, Indonesia - 8 records
• Eastern Nepal Terai & Border Hills, Nepal - 6 records
• Eastern Nepal Terai & Border Hills, Nepal - 6 records
• Southern & Southeastern Dry Zone, Sri Lanka - 6 records
• Southern & Southeastern Dry Zone, Sri Lanka - 6 records
• Central Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia - 6 records
• Eastern Rwanda Savannah, Rwanda - 5 records
• Western Tanzania & Lake Victoria, Tanzania - 5 records
• Northern Uganda & Murchison Falls, Uganda - 5 records
• Northern Uganda & Murchison Falls, Uganda - 5 records
• Central Indian Highlands, India - 5 records
• Northeast Frontier, India - 4 records
• Southern & Southeastern Dry Zone, Sri Lanka - 4 records
• Central Highlands, Sri Lanka - 4 records
• Dakar & Petite Côte, Senegal - 4 records
• Dakar & Petite Côte, Senegal - 4 records
• Dakar & Petite Côte, Senegal - 4 records
• Dakar & Petite Côte, Senegal - 4 records
• Dakar & Petite Côte, Senegal - 4 records
• Dakar & Petite Côte, Senegal - 4 records
• Dakar & Petite Côte, Senegal - 4 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 3 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 3 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 3 records
• Western Arid & Semi-Arid Lands, India - 3 records
• North Indian Plains & Deserts, India - 3 records
• Northwestern & West Central Lowlands, Sri Lanka - 3 records
• Northwestern & West Central Lowlands, Sri Lanka - 3 records
• Central Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia - 3 records
• Central Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia - 3 records
• Central Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia - 3 records
• Central Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia - 3 records
• Central Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia - 3 records
• Central Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia - 3 records
• Central Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia - 3 records
• Central Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia - 3 records
• Central Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia - 3 records
• Central Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia - 3 records
• Central Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia - 3 records
• Central Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia - 3 records
• Central Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia - 3 records
• Central Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia - 3 records
• Central Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia - 3 records
• Central Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia - 3 records
• Central Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia - 3 records
• Central Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia - 3 records
• Central Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia - 3 records
• Central Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia - 3 records
• Central Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia - 3 records
• Central Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia - 3 records
• Central Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia - 3 records
• Central Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia - 3 records
• Central Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia - 3 records
• Central Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia - 3 records
• Central Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia - 3 records
• Central Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia - 3 records
• Central Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia - 3 records
• Central Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia - 3 records
• Loango & Southern Interior, Gabon - 2 records
• Coastal & Zanzibar Escapes, Tanzania - 2 records
• Coastal & Zanzibar Escapes, Tanzania - 2 records
• Coastal & Zanzibar Escapes, Tanzania - 2 records
• Western Ghats & Deccan Plateau, India - 2 records
• Western Ghats & Deccan Plateau, India - 2 records
• Western Arid & Semi-Arid Lands, India - 2 records
• Western Arid & Semi-Arid Lands, India - 2 records
• North Indian Plains & Deserts, India - 2 records
• Western Ghats & Deccan Plateau, India - 2 records
• Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India - 2 records
• Western Ghats & Deccan Plateau, India - 2 records
• North Indian Plains & Deserts, India - 2 records
• Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India - 2 records
• Western Arid & Semi-Arid Lands, India - 2 records
• Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India - 2 records
• Central Indian Highlands, India - 2 records
• Central Indian Highlands, India - 2 records
• Western Ghats & Deccan Plateau, India - 2 records
• Western Ghats & Deccan Plateau, India - 2 records
• Western Arid & Semi-Arid Lands, India - 2 records
• Indian Terai Borderlands, Nepal - 2 records
• Southwestern Coastal & Wet Zone, Sri Lanka - 2 records
• Southwestern Coastal & Wet Zone, Sri Lanka - 2 records
• Southwestern Coastal & Wet Zone, Sri Lanka - 2 records
• Southwestern Coastal & Wet Zone, Sri Lanka - 2 records
• Southwestern Coastal & Wet Zone, Sri Lanka - 2 records
• Southwestern Coastal & Wet Zone, Sri Lanka - 2 records
• West & Central Java Highlands, Indonesia - 2 records
• West & Central Java Highlands, Indonesia - 2 records
• West & Central Java Highlands, Indonesia - 2 records
• West & Central Java Highlands, Indonesia - 2 records
• West & Central Java Highlands, Indonesia - 2 records
• West & Central Java Highlands, Indonesia - 2 records
• West & Central Java Highlands, Indonesia - 2 records
• West & Central Java Highlands, Indonesia - 2 records
• West & Central Java Highlands, Indonesia - 2 records
• West & Central Java Highlands, Indonesia - 2 records
• Arid North & Karoo, South Africa - 2 records
• Western Zambia, Zambia - 2 records
• Western Riverine & Transition Zone, Gambia - 2 records
• Western Riverine & Transition Zone, Gambia - 2 records
• Western Riverine & Transition Zone, Gambia - 2 records
• Western Riverine & Transition Zone, Gambia - 2 records
• Western Riverine & Transition Zone, Gambia - 2 records
• Western Riverine & Transition Zone, Gambia - 2 records
• Saloum Delta & Southern Coast, Senegal - 2 records
• Saloum Delta & Southern Coast, Senegal - 2 records
• Saloum Delta & Southern Coast, Senegal - 2 records
• Saloum Delta & Southern Coast, Senegal - 2 records
• Saloum Delta & Southern Coast, Senegal - 2 records
• Eastern Rift Valley & Virunga Mountains, Democratic Republic of Congo - 1 records
• Eastern Rift Valley & Virunga Mountains, Democratic Republic of Congo - 1 records
• Coastal Kenya, Kenya - 1 records
• Rift Valley Lakes, Kenya - 1 records
• Nairobi & Southern Corridor, Kenya - 1 records
• Laikipia & Mount Kenya Region, Kenya - 1 records
• Samburu & Northern Rangelands, Kenya - 1 records
• Northern Rwanda Volcanoes, Rwanda - 1 records
• Northern Rwanda Volcanoes, Rwanda - 1 records
• Northern Rwanda Volcanoes, Rwanda - 1 records
• Coastal & Zanzibar Escapes, Tanzania - 1 records
• Southern Tanzania Wilderness, Tanzania - 1 records
• Southwestern Uganda (Gorillas & Mountains), Uganda - 1 records
• Southwestern Uganda (Gorillas & Mountains), Uganda - 1 records
• Western Rift Valley & Crater Lakes, Uganda - 1 records
• Southwestern Uganda (Gorillas & Mountains), Uganda - 1 records
• Central & Lake Victoria Basin, Uganda - 1 records
• Western Rift Valley & Crater Lakes, Uganda - 1 records
• Western Rift Valley & Crater Lakes, Uganda - 1 records
• Western Rift Valley & Crater Lakes, Uganda - 1 records
• Central & Lake Victoria Basin, Uganda - 1 records
• Southwestern Uganda (Gorillas & Mountains), Uganda - 1 records
• Western Rift Valley & Crater Lakes, Uganda - 1 records
• Southwestern Uganda (Gorillas & Mountains), Uganda - 1 records
• Northern Uganda & Murchison Falls, Uganda - 1 records
• Northern Uganda & Murchison Falls, Uganda - 1 records
• Central & Lake Victoria Basin, Uganda - 1 records
• Central & Lake Victoria Basin, Uganda - 1 records
• Southwestern Uganda (Gorillas & Mountains), Uganda - 1 records
• Western Rift Valley & Crater Lakes, Uganda - 1 records
• Western Rift Valley & Crater Lakes, Uganda - 1 records
• Southwest Atlantic Coast & Souss Valley, Morocco - 1 records
• Southwest Atlantic Coast & Souss Valley, Morocco - 1 records
• Northwest Atlantic Coast, Morocco - 1 records
• Western Ghats & Deccan Plateau, India - 1 records
• Western Ghats & Deccan Plateau, India - 1 records
• Western Ghats & Deccan Plateau, India - 1 records
• Eastern Plateau & Coastal Wetlands, India - 1 records
• Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India - 1 records
• Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India - 1 records
• Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India - 1 records
• Central Indian Highlands, India - 1 records
• Western Ghats & Deccan Plateau, India - 1 records
• Western Ghats & Deccan Plateau, India - 1 records
• The Himalayan Heights, India - 1 records
• Central Indian Highlands, India - 1 records
• Central Indian Highlands, India - 1 records
• Northeast Frontier, India - 1 records
• North Indian Plains & Deserts, India - 1 records
• Western Ghats & Deccan Plateau, India - 1 records
• Central Indian Highlands, India - 1 records
• Western Ghats & Deccan Plateau, India - 1 records
• Central Indian Highlands, India - 1 records
• North Indian Plains & Deserts, India - 1 records
• North Indian Plains & Deserts, India - 1 records
• Western Ghats & Deccan Plateau, India - 1 records
• Northeast Frontier, India - 1 records
• Western Ghats & Deccan Plateau, India - 1 records
• Central Indian Highlands, India - 1 records
• North Indian Plains & Deserts, India - 1 records
• North Indian Plains & Deserts, India - 1 records
• North Indian Plains & Deserts, India - 1 records
• Central Indian Highlands, India - 1 records
• Western Ghats & Deccan Plateau, India - 1 records
• Western Ghats & Deccan Plateau, India - 1 records
• Eastern Plateau & Coastal Wetlands, India - 1 records
• Indian Terai Borderlands, Nepal - 1 records
• North Central & Eastern Plains, Sri Lanka - 1 records
• North Central & Eastern Plains, Sri Lanka - 1 records
• North Central & Eastern Plains, Sri Lanka - 1 records
• Central Highlands, Sri Lanka - 1 records
• Southern & Southeastern Dry Zone, Sri Lanka - 1 records
• Central Highlands, Sri Lanka - 1 records
• Southern & Southeastern Dry Zone, Sri Lanka - 1 records
• Southern & Southeastern Dry Zone, Sri Lanka - 1 records
• North Central & Eastern Plains, Sri Lanka - 1 records
• Central Highlands, Sri Lanka - 1 records
• Southern & Southeastern Dry Zone, Sri Lanka - 1 records
• Southern & Southeastern Dry Zone, Sri Lanka - 1 records
• North Central & Eastern Plains, Sri Lanka - 1 records
• North Central & Eastern Plains, Sri Lanka - 1 records
• Northwestern & West Central Lowlands, Sri Lanka - 1 records
• Northwestern & West Central Lowlands, Sri Lanka - 1 records
• North Central & Eastern Plains, Sri Lanka - 1 records
• North Central & Eastern Plains, Sri Lanka - 1 records
• Northwestern & West Central Lowlands, Sri Lanka - 1 records
• North Central & Eastern Plains, Sri Lanka - 1 records
• North Central & Eastern Plains, Sri Lanka - 1 records