Herons & Egrets in Pakistan
Our list for Pakistan has 7 herons & egrets recorded regularly there: 4 residents, 1 summer visitor, 1 passage migrant and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Pakistan in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 7, 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
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year
Little BitternIxobrychus minutusScarceRare33–38 cm
Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellarisPassage migrantRare69–81 cmRegularly Jan–Feb
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Little Bittern 33–38 cm
- Little Egret 55–65 cm
- Black-crowned Night-heron 58–65 cm
- Eurasian Bittern 69–81 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