Herons (Ardeidae)
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) - HBW 1, p. 412
French: Aigrette garzette
German: Seidenreiher
Spanish: Garceta Común
Other common names: Western Reef-egret, Western Reef Heron (gularis/schistacea); Mascarene/Madagascar Reef-egret, Dimorphic Heron (dimorpha)
Taxonomy: Ardea Garzetta Linnaeus, 1766, in Oriente; restricted to Malalbergo, north eastern Italy.
Races gularis/schistacea and dimorpha often considered to form two separate species. Forms superspecies with E. thula. Six subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766) - Palearctic, from France, Spain and NW Africa E to Korea and Japan; scattered in rest of Africa, Middle East, India and SE Asia.
- nigripes (Temminck, 1840) - islands of SE Asia and SW Pacific.
- immaculata (Gould, 1846) - N & E Australia and regular in New Zealand.
- garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766) - Palearctic, from France, Spain and NW Africa E to Korea and Japan; scattered in rest of Africa, Middle East, India and SE Asia.
- nigripes (Temminck, 1840) - islands of SE Asia and SW Pacific.
- immaculata (Gould, 1846) - N & E Australia and regular in New Zealand.
- gularis (Bosc, 1792) - coastal W Africa, from Mauritania to Gabon.
- schistacea (Ehrenberg, 1828) - coastal E Africa to Red Sea, Persian Gulf, W, S & SE India.
- dimorpha Hartert, 1914 - Madagascar and outlying islands; also occurs on coast of E Africa, where has been recorded from S Kenya to N Mozambique.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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The bird is foraging & catches a small fish. A Black-winged Stilt comes partly into frame Locality Nam Sang Wai, Yuen Long, Hong Kong
Bob Thompson 19 weeks ago 1 min 18 sec 4.5 -
A bird catching insects flying around it Locality Entebbe Botanical Gardens, Entebbe, Uganda
Krzysztof Blachowiak 26 November 2012 20 weeks ago 55 sec 4.5 -
An adult at the nest regurgitating food to give to its chicks Locality Ebro Delta, Tarragona Province, Catalonia, Spain (ssp garzetta)
Pedro Rubio 1994 10 years ago 28 sec 4.5 -
A bird in a shallow water, using its feet to stir up the bottom to find food Locality Atanasovsko Lake, Bulgaria (ssp garzetta)
Iva Hristova 7 September 2006 6 years ago 12 sec 4.4 -
A close up of a bird. Locality El Pardo, Madrid, Spain
Javier Ortas 16 March 2011 1 year ago 31 sec 4.3 -
A close up of an adult bird Locality Axios Delta, Central Macedonia Region, Greece (ssp garzetta)
Theo Mamais 6 July 2008 2 years ago 27 sec 4.3
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Catching a fish in the evening light.
Locality Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter, Hong Kong (ssp garzetta)
Bob Thompson 8 February 2009 4 years ago 4.6 -
Some 60k from the cost, Diving into a farm water tank to catch an insect
Locality Arakhiya Farm, Al Rayyan, Qatar (ssp schistacea)
John A Thompson 2 years ago 4.6 -
Little Egret
Locality Awassa Lake, SNNPR Region, Ethiopia (ssp garzetta)
Piotr Jonczyk 12 November 2009 3 years ago 4.5 -
Western reef heron, Egretta gularis
Locality Kotu, Banjul, The Gambia (ssp Egretta gularis)
Paul Cools 29 weeks ago 4.5 -
Little Egret speared a fish.
Locality Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter, Hong Kong (ssp garzetta)
Bob Thompson 8 March 2009 4 years ago 4.5 -
A Little Egret dancing the water ballet on a pond
Locality Shing Mun Valley Park, Hong Kong
Terence S K LAI 26 December 2011 1 year ago 4.5
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Giving deep throaty bubbling calls in heronry Locality Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
(ssp garzetta)
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 August 1983 3 years ago 4 -
Calls in heronry during breeding Locality Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
(ssp garzetta)
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 August 1983 3 years ago 4 -
Calls while fighting with other bird Locality Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
(ssp garzetta)
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 August 1983 3 years ago 3 -
Calling in flight Locality Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
(ssp garzetta)
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 August 1983 3 years ago 3 -
A bird calling while landing. Locality Bulgaria
(ssp garzetta)
Iva Hristova 7 September 2006 3 years ago 2
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