Birds · La Saladita, Guerrero

Tricolored Heron

Egretta tricolor

Spanish: Garceta tricolor

The tricolored heron (Egretta tricolor), formerly known in North America as the Louisiana heron, is a small heron. It is a resident breeder from the Gulf states of the United States and northern Mexico south through Central America and the Caribbean to central Brazil and Peru. There is some post-breeding dispersal to well north of the nesting range.

TaxonomyAves › Pelecaniformes › Ardeidae

Local records92 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records57,730 on iNaturalist

Most recent records2025 – 2026

Months of the 8 most recent records

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Recent local sightings

2026-05-02 — observation by adriang100
2026-03-20 — observation by checo_sanchez
2026-01-30 — observation by viridelao
2026-01-19 — observation by zihuadean
2026-01-03 — observation by dileri
2026-01-03 — observation by dileri

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Cite as: “Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/egretta-tricolor/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.