Pacific Reef Heron
Egretta sacra
LCLeast Concern
- Family
- Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns (Ardeidae)
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
Overview
The Pacific reef heron (Egretta sacra), also known as the eastern reef heron or eastern reef egret, is a species of heron found throughout southern Asia and Oceania. It occurs in two colour morphs with either slaty grey or pure white plumage. The sexes are similar in appearance.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Continents
Countries
- Australia
- Brunei
- Cambodia
- China
- Christmas Island
- Cook Islands
- Fiji
- French Polynesia
- Guam
- India
- Indonesia
- Japan
- Kiribati
- Malaysia
- Marshall Islands
- Micronesia
- Myanmar
- Nauru
- New Caledonia
- New Zealand
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Palau
- Papua New Guinea
- Philippines
- Samoa
- Singapore
- Solomon Islands
- South Korea
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
- United States
- Vanuatu
- Vietnam
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Pacific reef heron
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
