Herons & Egrets in Macao SAR China
Our list for Macao SAR China has 5 herons & egrets recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 1 summer visitor, 1 winter visitor and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Macao SAR China in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRegularly Sep–Jul
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxSummer visitorCommon58–65 cmRegularly Mar–Jan
Grey HeronArdea cinereaWinter visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
Purple HeronArdea purpureaPassage migrantUncommon78–90 cmRegularly Nov–Jan
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Little Egret 55–65 cm
- Black-crowned Night-heron 58–65 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