Herons (Ardeidae)
Great White Egret (Egretta alba)
French: Grande Aigrette German: Silberreiher Spanish: Garceta Grande
Other common names: Great/Large Egret, Great American Egret, Great White Heron(!)
Taxonomy:
Ardea alba Linnaeus, 1758, Europe.
Frequently placed in genus Casmerodius, less often in Ardea; work on DNA indicates closer genetic link with Ardea than with Egretta. Four subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- alba (Linnaeus, 1758) - C Europe to C Asia, S to Iran; winters N & C Africa and Persian Gulf to S China and S Korea.
- modesta (J. E. Gray, 1831) - India, SE Asia, Japan and Korea S through Indonesia to Australia and New Zealand.
- melanorhynchos (Wagler, 1827) - Africa S of Sahara, Madagascar.
- egretta (Gmelin, 1789) - N, C & S America, from N USA to C Argentina.
- Least Concern
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An adult in breeding plumage feeding the chicks on the nest. Pine Island, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, USA (egretta)
Bill Wayman 1 May 2005 1 year ago 32 sec 4.8 -
An adult in breeding plumage preening. Pine Island, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, USA (egretta)
Bill Wayman 1 May 2005 1 year ago 1 min 4 sec 4.6 -
A bird preening on a wood pole Pousada Aguapé, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil (egretta)
Josep del Hoyo 9 January 2005 2 years ago 37 sec 4.3 -
A bird with prey wriggling in its beak, then swallowing prey. Banora Green, Banora Point, Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia (modesta)
Nick Talbot 17 August 2009 27 weeks ago 13 sec 4.3 -
A pair courting. Pine Island, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, USA (egretta)
Bill Wayman 1 May 2005 1 year ago 43 sec 4.3 -
An adult in breeding plumage showing the green lores, then two of them together. South Venice, Sarasota County, Florida, USA (egretta)
Bill Wayman 1 June 2004 1 year ago 36 sec 4.3
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Coming into land Nam Sang Wai, Yuen Long, Hong Kong
Bob Thompson 6 November 2009 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4.7 -
Landing in the river with early morning sunshine striking it Nam Sang Wai, Yuen Long, Hong Kong
Bob Thompson 6 November 2009 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4.6 -
Taking off. wings spread Nam Sang Wai, Yuen Long, Hong Kong
Bob Thompson 7 February 2009 1 year ago 4.5 -
A bird landing on the water. Xindian, Taipei County, Taiwan
alder 13 December 2008 1 year ago 4.4 -
An adult bird taking off over the river. Paraguay River, Brazil (egretta)
Alex García 14 April 2007 1 year ago 4.4 -
Just caught a fish Nam Sang Wai, Yuen Long, Hong Kong
Bob Thompson 7 February 2009 1 year ago 4.3
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Calls of a group fishing and chasing each other.
Pantanos del Usumacincta, Tabasco State, Mexico (Southern)
(egretta)
Josep del Hoyo 14 April 2009 12 weeks ago 4.5 -
Adult in flight Estancia El Bagual, Formosa Province, Argentina
Nacho Areta 1 December 2006 14 weeks ago 4.5 -
A bird callin during breeding period Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
(modesta)
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 August 2003 9 weeks ago 4 -
A bird calling.
Pantanos del Usumacincta, Chiapas State, Mexico (Southern)
(egretta)
Josep del Hoyo 13 April 2009 12 weeks ago 2.5
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