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Gray Heron
Ardea cinerea
Highest confidence 0.88
The Gray Heron (Ardea cinerea) is a confirmed bird of Baner, Pune. Earth Pulse's two recorders have confirmed it in 18 recordings on 17 days since 13 Apr 2026, with a highest BirdNET confidence of 0.88. It is heard in 0.1% of recordings, most often around 20:00 IST, and was last confirmed on 5 Oct 2026.
Gray Heron in Pune: questions and answers
Is the Gray Heron found in Pune?
The Gray Heron (Ardea cinerea) is a confirmed bird of Baner, Pune. Earth Pulse's two recorders have confirmed it in 18 recordings on 17 days since 13 Apr 2026, with a highest BirdNET confidence of 0.88. It is heard in 0.1% of recordings, most often around 20:00 IST, and was last confirmed on 5 Oct 2026.
When is the best time to hear the Gray Heron in Baner, Pune?
It is heard most often around 20:00 IST. At dawn (05:00–07:59) it is confirmed in 0.1 of every 100 recordings, at night (20:00–04:59) in 0.3, against 0.1 over the whole day. Rates are per recording, so the extra recordings made at dawn and dusk do not inflate them.
Is the Gray Heron a resident or a migrant in Pune?
Resident (provisional, from field guides for the Pune region; not yet reviewed for Baner).
How sure is Earth Pulse that it heard the Gray Heron?
Every detection on this page scored 0.70 or more in BirdNET (confirmed). Its highest confidence is 0.88 and the median of its confirmed detections 0.79; 0% scored 0.90 or more. Lower-scoring results (0.15 to 0.70) are stored but not published; they can be downloaded after signing in on the data page.
Charts, the presence calendar and the latest detections load from the hourly snapshot. All birds of Pune.