Herons (Ardeidae)
Intermediate Egret (Egretta intermedia) - HBW 1, p. 410
French: Aigrette intermédiaire
German: Mittelreiher
Spanish: Garceta Intermedia
Other common names: Yellow-billed Egret (brachyrhyncha); Plumed Egret (plumifera); Median/Smaller Egret
Taxonomy: Ardea intermedia Wagler, 1829, Java.
Sometimes placed in monospecific genus Mesophoyx, or alternatively in Casmerodius; work on DNA indicates closer genetic link with Ardea than with Egretta. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- brachyrhyncha (A. E. Brehm, 1854) - Africa S of Sahara.
- intermedia (Wagler, 1829) - SE Asia and W Indonesia N to Japan.
- plumifera (Gould, 1848) - E Indonesia to New Guinea and Australia.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An individual showing its breeding plumes and a close-up of its head, ready to hunt. Locality Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India (ssp intermedia)
Josep del Hoyo 28 February 2011 11 weeks ago 39 sec 4.6 -
Eating a large lizard (Mainland She-oak Skink) Locality Kooragang Island, New South Wales, Australia
Stephen Wallace 12 January 2012 17 weeks ago 1 min 5 sec 4.4 -
Foraging Locality Jerrabomberra Wetlands, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (ssp plumifera)
Stephen Wallace 19 November 2011 26 weeks ago 1 min 12 sec 4.3 -
An adult catching and eating a rodent Locality Dayboro, Queensland, Australia (ssp plumifera)
Tom Tarrant 1995 7 years ago 1 min 26 sec 4.3 -
A bird in non-breeding plumage walking and looking for food. Locality Thrissur Paddy Fields, Thrissur District, Kerala, India (ssp intermedia)
Josep del Hoyo 6 December 2009 2 years ago 44 sec 4 -
A bird in breeding plumage perched in a tree Locality Banora Green, Banora Point, Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia (ssp plumifera)
Nick Talbot 19 April 2008 3 years ago 6 sec 4
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Bird take off
Locality Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, Mandya District, Karnataka, India
harikamal 19 February 2012 13 weeks ago 4 -
breeding plumage
Locality Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, Mandya District, Karnataka, India
harikamal 19 February 2012 13 weeks ago 4 -
A bird in flight
Locality Bhavani Sagar, Erode District, Tamil Nadu, India
vasanthan.p.j 7 January 2012 19 weeks ago 4 -
One bird scratching itself
Locality Heuksan-do Island, Jeollan Province, South Korea (ssp intermedia)
Rémi Bigonneau 16 November 2011 27 weeks ago 4 -
Flying Fighting
Locality Thol Bird Sanctuary, Mehsana District, Gujarat, India
Manish Panchal 3 July 2011 40 weeks ago 3.9 -
A bird walking.
Locality Cairns Esplenade, Cairns, Queensland, Australia (ssp plumifera)
Fran Trabalon 20 October 2007 50 weeks ago 3.8
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