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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

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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 12 weeks ago 4.5
bird landing on water Locality Manly, Queensland, Australia
David Taylor 1 January 2013 17 weeks ago 4.4
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 12 weeks ago 4.4
adult bird on log Locality Gatton, Queensland, Australia
David Taylor 1 May 2013 5 weeks ago 4.3
bird perched on log Locality Gatton, Queensland, Australia
David Taylor 1 April 2013 5 weeks ago 4.2
adult bird oon log Locality Sherwood Arboretum, Sherwood, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
David Taylor 1 March 2013 7 weeks ago 4.2
Feeding in tall grass Locality Awash National Park, Ethiopia
Marco Valentini 28 December 2012 21 weeks ago 4
Adult Locality Tendaba Airfield, Tendaba, Lower River Division , The Gambia
Paul Cools 8 February 2012 33 weeks ago 4
Bird take off Locality Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, Mandya District, Karnataka, India
harikamal 19 February 2012 1 year ago 4
breeding plumage Locality Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, Mandya District, Karnataka, India
harikamal 19 February 2012 1 year ago 4
A bird in flight Locality Bhavani Sagar, Erode District, Tamil Nadu, India
vasanthan.p.j 7 January 2012 1 year ago 4
One bird scratching itself Locality Heuksan-do Island, Jeollan Province, South Korea (ssp intermedia)
Rémi Bigonneau 16 November 2011 1 year ago 4
Flying Fighting Locality Thol Bird Sanctuary, Mehsana District, Gujarat, India
Manish Panchal 3 July 2011 1 year ago 3.9
A bird walking. Locality Cairns Esplenade, Cairns, Queensland, Australia (ssp plumifera)
Fran Trabalon 20 October 2007 2 years ago 3.8
On a branch Locality Kandy, Central Province, Sri Lanka (ssp intermedia)
Guy Poisson 2 January 2011 2 years ago 3.8
Adult in flight over a lake. Locality Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary, Kanchipuram District, Tamil Nadu, India (ssp intermadia)
Carmelo López 23 April 2010 1 year ago 3.7
A bird fishing at the edge of a marsh Locality Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia (ssp plumifera)
Gustavo A. Rodríguez 23 June 2008 10 weeks ago 3.7
A bird entering breeding plumage Locality Bhavani Sagar, Erode District, Tamil Nadu, India
vasanthan.p.j 7 January 2012 1 year ago 3.7
Adult bird sitting on a wooden fence. Locality Miranda, North Island, New Zealand
Martin Främke 20 March 2012 26 weeks ago 3.6
Looking for food Locality Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia (ssp plumifera)
Clive Nealon 24 May 2006 1 year ago 3.5
Profile showing the quite short bill and the gape stopping under the eye (in the Great E. it goes further back past the eye) Locality Saly, Thiès Region, Senegal (ssp brachyrhyncha)
Alain Fossé 17 February 2004 4 years ago 3.5
With Speckled Pigeons (Columba guinea) and one Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus). Locality Saly, Thiès Region, Senegal (ssp brachyrhyncha)
Alain Fossé 17 February 2004 4 years ago 3.5
A close-up of one bird. Locality Japan (ssp intermedia)
Pete Morris 1 July 2002 18 weeks ago 3.4
Foraging, but with interested spectator Locality Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia (ssp plumifera)
Clive Nealon 24 May 2006 1 year ago 3.4
Intermediate Egret in flight Locality Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, Mandya District, Karnataka, India (ssp intermedia)
Suresh Jones 20 February 2010 2 years ago 3.4
A bird standing in the water close to a Little Egret Locality Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, Nepal (ssp intermedia)
Luis Mario Arce 10 April 2009 5 weeks ago 3.4
A close-up of the head of one bird. Locality Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India (ssp intermedia)
Josep del Hoyo 28 February 2011 1 year ago 3.3
Walking on the edge of a pond. Locality Lake Baringo, Kenya (ssp brachyrhyncha)
Ken Havard 15 February 2006 2 years ago 3.3
Taken at Dayuan, Taoyuan County. Locality Taiwan (ssp intermedia)
alder 29 August 2008 4 years ago 3.3
Resting Locality Kutch District, Gujarat, India
Shantilal Varu 7 April 2013 9 weeks ago 3.3
A bird in breeding plumage. Locality Bhuj, Kutch District, Gujarat, India
drpankajmaheria 1 March 2013 15 weeks ago 3.3
In a tree by a river, near Kenyi, South Sudan Locality Juba, Central Equatoria State, South Sudan
Smoghead 1 January 2013 23 weeks ago 3.3
Flying over the lake Locality Lake Chelekcheka, Ethiopia
Jorge Malingre 12 February 2012 42 weeks ago 3.3
Foraging in the wetlands Locality Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve, Northern Territory, Australia (ssp intermedia)
Lindsay Hansch 27 June 2008 2 years ago 3.2
Bird in alert position Locality Khao Yai National Park, North Eastern Thailand, Thailand (ssp intermedia)
Klaus Lachenmaier 11 September 2010 2 years ago 3.2
A solitary egret braving the morning breeze at Ranganthitoo Bird Sanctuary Locality Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, Mandya District, Karnataka, India (ssp intermedia)
Harisankar 26 June 2010 2 years ago 3.2
Wading Locality Bhuj, Kutch District, Gujarat, India
Shantilal Varu 4 May 2013 6 days ago ADDED LAST WEEK 3.1
Yellow-billed Egret perched Locality Mpumalanga Province, South Africa (ssp brachyrhyncha)
Pat Ayling 30 March 2008 3 years ago 3
It flew over the river to feed on the river bed. Locality Nam Sang Wai, Yuen Long, Hong Kong (ssp intermedia)
waisum 22 August 2009 3 years ago 3
Among Cattle Egrets (Bubulcus i. ibis) and one Speckled Pigeon (Columba guinea) Locality Saly, Thiès Region, Senegal (ssp brachyrhyncha)
Alain Fossé 18 February 2004 4 years ago 3
Bird in the wetland. Locality Da Lat, Da Lat Plateau, Annam, Vietnam
Miriam Bauman 10 February 2013 9 weeks ago 2.8
Bird near a lake Locality Awassa Lake, SNNPR Region, Ethiopia (ssp brachyrhyncha)
Juan Gonzalez Valdivieso 1 October 2010 2 years ago 2.8
A breeding plumaged adult in a tree. Locality Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, Mandya District, Karnataka, India (ssp intermedia)
Josep del Hoyo 11 December 2009 3 years ago 2.8
Walking in the lake Locality Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India (ssp intermedia)
sharad 2 years ago 2.7
1 bird Locality Abuko Nature Reserve, Abuko, Western Division, The Gambia (ssp brachyrhyncha)
Daniêl Jimenez 6 January 2005 4 years ago 2.5
Resting in water Locality Bhuj, Kutch District, Gujarat, India (ssp intermedia)
Shantilal Varu 3 August 2011 1 year ago 2.3
A bird feeding by the waters edge Locality Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, India (ssp intermedia)
vasanthan.p.j 23 December 2009 3 years ago 2
In flight Locality Prek Toal, Tonle Sap, Cambodia (ssp intermedia)
Ivor Greer 27 November 2009 3 years ago 2
Resting on a tree by the Flamingo Pond. Locality Ocean Park, Aberdeen, Hong Kong (ssp intermedia)
waisum 23 June 2009 3 years ago 2

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