Herons & Egrets in Burkina Faso
Our list for Burkina Faso has 6 herons & egrets recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 3 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Burkina Faso in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 6, most common first
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentCommon40–49 cmRecorded all year
Little EgretEgretta garzettaPassage migrantCommon55–65 cmRegularly Nov–May
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year
Grey HeronArdea cinereaPassage migrantCommon90–98 cmRegularly Oct–May
Purple HeronArdea purpureaPassage migrantCommon78–90 cmRegularly Jan–Apr
Great White EgretArdea albaScarceUncommon80–104 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Squacco Heron 40–49 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Little Egret 55–65 cm
- Purple Heron 78–90 cm
- Great White Egret 80–104 cm
- Grey Heron 90–98 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made