The great egret (Ardea alba), also known as the common egret, large egret, or (in the Old World) great white egret or great white heron, is a large, widely...
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plumage. Great egret or great white egret, Ardea alba Great blue heron, Ardea herodias Intermediate egret, Mesophoyx intermedia Cattle egret, Bubulcus...
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The eastern great egret (Ardea alba modesta) is a species of heron from the genus Ardea, usually considered a subspecies of the great egret (A. alba)....
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The "great white heron" could be confused with the great egret (Ardea alba), but is larger, with yellow legs as opposed to the great egret's black legs...
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The snowy egret (Egretta thula) is a small white heron. The genus name comes from Provençal French for the little egret, aigrette, which is a diminutive...
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The medium egret (Ardea intermedia), median egret, smaller egret or intermediate egret, is a medium-sized heron. Some taxonomists put the species in the...
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The reddish egret (Egretta rufescens) is a medium-sized heron that is a resident breeder in Central America, the Bahamas, the Caribbean, the Gulf Coast...
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cattle egret and the eastern cattle egret, although some authorities regard them as a single species. Despite the similarities in plumage to the egrets of...
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Ardea (bird) (redirect from Great Herons)
closely related, such as the grey, great blue, and cocoi herons, which form a superspecies. However, the great egret, in particular, has been placed in...
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heron may refer to: Great egret, (Ardea alba), also known as the great white egret, common egret or white heron Eastern great egret (Ardea alba modesta)...
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Great white heron may refer to: The all-white population of the great blue heron Great egret This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the...
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The little egret (Egretta garzetta) is a species of small heron in the family Ardeidae. It is a white bird with a slender black beak, long black legs...
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The western cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) is a species of heron (family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics and warm temperate zones. Most taxonomic...
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Ardeidae, with 72 recognised species, some of which are referred to as egrets or bitterns rather than herons. Members of the genera Botaurus and Ixobrychus...
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valid species. The yellow-billed egret has a length of 61 to 69 cm (24 to 27 in) and is white, resembling the great egret (A. alba) but differs in having...
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as snowy egrets, great egrets, tricolored herons and American white pelicans.[citation needed] Roseate spoonbills are often trailed by egrets when foraging...
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duck, painted stork, white ibis, black headed ibis, little egret, great egret, cattle egret, and the India crested lark. Every year more than 100 migratory...
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It has been known to hybridise with the great egret (Ardea alba), the little egret (Egretta garzetta), the great blue heron and the purple heron (Ardea...
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hunters had nearly wiped out the snowy egret population of the United States. Flamingoes, roseate spoonbills, great egrets, blue herons, and peafowl have also...
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International Ornithological Committee (IOC) recognizes these 74 species of herons, egrets, and bitterns in the family Ardeidae. They are distributed among 18 genera...
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The eastern cattle egret (Bubulcus coromandus) is a species of heron (family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics and warm temperate zones. Most...
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128 mm x 65 mm Purple Plants; head of Republic Great egret (Casmerodius albus) 29 July 2013 Great egret and electrotype 5 10 reais 135 mm × 65 mm Red Plants;...
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gallinule, black-bellied whistling duck, black-crowned night heron, great egret, white ibis, common gallinule, roseate spoonbill, glossy ibis, least...
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little egret, as well as being widespread throughout much of the Old World, has now started to colonise the Americas. These are typical egrets in shape...
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godwit White-necked heron Great cormorant Black swan Great egret Little black cormorant Australasian swamphen Intermediate egret Pied cormorant Australian...
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line of duty, after confronting a man and his two sons who were hunting egrets in the Everglades. His much-publicized death at the age of 35 galvanized...
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sloughs include acorn woodpecker, brown pelican, Caspian tern, great blue heron, great egret, great horned owl, snowy plover, and white-tailed kite. Sloughs...
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a species of shark Great white egret, a species of egret Great white heron, several species Great white owl, a species of owl Great white pelican, a species...
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