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Egretta caerulea
Little Blue Heron
Big Cypress National Preserve
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Egretta caerulea (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Little Blue Heron
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Pelecaniformes, Family Ardeidae, Genus Egretta, Species Egretta caerulea


Seasonality Tags:
Resident


Threatened/Endangered Status:		SC
State Species of Concern Status:		FL: ST
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		FL: S4
Evidence:		0 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Acadia National Park	Amistad National Recreation Area
Anacostia Park	Assateague Island National Seashore
Big Bend National Park	Big Thicket National Preserve
Biscayne National Park	Buck Island Reef National Monument
Buffalo National River	Canaveral National Seashore
Cape Cod National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cape Lookout National Seashore	Castillo De San Marcos National Monument
Chickasaw National Recreation Area	Colonial National Historical Park
Congaree National Park	Cumberland Island National Seashore
Curecanti National Recreation Area	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Death Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Dry Tortugas National Park	Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve
Everglades National Park	Fire Island National Seashore
Fort Caroline National Memorial	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fort Frederica National Monument	Fort Matanzas National Monument
Fort Pulaski National Monument	Gateway National Recreation Area
George Washington Carver National Monument	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area	Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Grand Portage National Monument	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Gulf Islands National Seashore	Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park	Hot Springs National Park
Indiana Dunes National Park	Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Lake Mead National Recreation Area	Morristown National Historical Park
Natchez Trace Parkway	National Capital Parks-East
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Ninety Six National Historic Site
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Padre Island National Seashore	Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park
Pipestone National Monument	Piscataway Park
Point Reyes National Seashore	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve	San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area	Shiloh National Military Park
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve	Vicksburg National Military Park
Virgin Islands National Park


Last Modified Date:	9/13/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 9/26/2025 9:33:37 AM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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