Egretta sacra
Pacific Reef Heron
As recorded: Egretta sacra (Gmelin, 1789)
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Pelecaniformes › Ardeidae
- Collected by
- A Seale
- Collector number
- Collector Number: AS Ma7
- Locality
- exact locality unknown
- Island
- Mangareva Island
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Egretta sacra observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8,790 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.
2026-10-29
Okinawa, JP
(c) Luke Simonds, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Phangan Channel, TH
(c) joshbiscoe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Onna, Onna, Okinawa, JP
(c) Rex Jiang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Jalan Pantai, Christmas Island, CX
(c) travmitchell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Ko Chang, Ko Chang District, Trat, Таиланд
(c) Arseniy T, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
924 Takashiho, Yomitan, Nakagami District, Okinawa 904-0323日本
(c) jamg0121, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Egretta sacra. BPBM 2369. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36654072. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm/2369.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36654072 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026