Herons & Egrets in Myanmar (Burma)
Our list for Myanmar (Burma) has 5 herons & egrets recorded regularly there: 3 residents, 1 summer visitor and 1 winter visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Myanmar (Burma) in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxSummer visitorCommon58–65 cmRecorded all year
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentCommon78–90 cmRecorded all year
Grey HeronArdea cinereaWinter visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
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