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 1 year 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 1 year ago 1 min 5 sec 4.6 -
Foraging Locality Jerrabomberra Wetlands, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (ssp plumifera)
Stephen Wallace 19 November 2011 1 year ago 1 min 12 sec 4.3 -
An adult catching and eating a rodent Locality Dayboro, Queensland, Australia (ssp plumifera)
Tom Tarrant 1995 8 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 3 years ago 44 sec 4.2 -
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 4 years ago 6 sec 4
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bird landing on water
Locality Manly, Queensland, Australia
David Taylor 1 January 2013 13 weeks ago 4.4 -
adult bird on log
Locality Gatton, Queensland, Australia
David Taylor 1 May 2013 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4.3 -
a successfull hunt
Locality Environmental Research and Development Project (King's Project), Laem Pak Bia-Pak Thale, Phetchaburi Province, Western Thailand, Thailand
Marco Valentini 15 March 2013 8 weeks ago 4.3 -
bird perched on log
Locality Gatton, Queensland, Australia
David Taylor 1 April 2013 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4.2 -
Catch!
Locality Environmental Research and Development Project (King's Project), Laem Pak Bia-Pak Thale, Phetchaburi Province, Western Thailand, Thailand
Marco Valentini 15 March 2013 8 weeks ago 4 -
Feeding in tall grass
Locality Awash National Park, Ethiopia
Marco Valentini 28 December 2012 17 weeks ago 4
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