Herons & Egrets in Newfoundland and Labrador
Our list for Newfoundland and Labrador has 5 herons & egrets recorded regularly there: 2 summer visitors, 2 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Newfoundland and Labrador in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
American BitternBotaurus lentiginosusSummer visitorUncommon58–85 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasSummer visitorUncommon91–137 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Great White EgretArdea albaPassage migrantUncommon80–104 cmRegularly Oct–Nov
Cattle EgretArdea ibisPassage migrantUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Oct–Nov
Little EgretEgretta garzettaScarceRare55–65 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Little Egret 55–65 cm
- American Bittern 58–85 cm
- Great White Egret 80–104 cm
- Great Blue Heron 91–137 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