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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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 4 years ago 12 sec 4.5 -
A bird running after small fish in a mangrove creek, at upcoming tide. Locality Kotu, Banjul, The Gambia (ssp gularis)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 1 November 2008 2 years ago 49 sec 4.3 -
An adult in breeding plumage feeding on crayfish Locality Ebro Delta, Tarragona Province, Catalonia, Spain (ssp garzetta)
Pedro Rubio 1994 9 years ago 16 sec 4.3 -
A close up of an adult bird Locality Axios Delta, Central Macedonia Region, Greece (ssp garzetta)
Theo Mamais 6 July 2008 1 year ago 27 sec 4.3 -
An adult at the nest regurgitating food to give to its chicks Locality Ebro Delta, Tarragona Province, Catalonia, Spain (ssp garzetta)
Pedro Rubio 1994 9 years ago 28 sec 4.3 -
An individual fishing after several attempts. Locality Modhva, Kutch District, Gujarat, India (ssp schistacea)
Josep del Hoyo 15 February 2011 9 weeks ago 39 sec 4.2
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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 2 years ago 4.7 -
Some 60k from the cost, Diving into a farm water tank to catch an insect
Locality Arakhiya Farm, Qatar (ssp schistacea)
John A Thompson 1 year ago 4.7 -
Little Egret
Locality Awassa Lake, SNNPR Region, Ethiopia (ssp garzetta)
Piotr Jonczyk 12 November 2009 2 years ago 4.7 -
A Western-reef Egret, which is mostly a coastal bird, was found this year inland as far as Bangalore during Bangalore Bird Race
Locality Savandurga, Bangalore Rural, Karnataka, India (ssp schistacea)
jayaram jahgirdar 5 days ago ADDED LAST WEEK 4.5 -
Little Egret speared a fish.
Locality Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter, Hong Kong (ssp garzetta)
Bob Thompson 8 March 2009 2 years ago 4.5 -
A bird landing.
Locality Nam Sang Wai, Yuen Long, Hong Kong (ssp garzetta)
Bob Thompson 14 February 2009 2 years 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 1 year ago 4 -
Calls in heronry during breeding Locality Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
(ssp garzetta)
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 August 1983 2 years ago 4 -
Calls while fighting with other bird Locality Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
(ssp garzetta)
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 August 1983 2 years ago 3 -
Calling in flight Locality Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
(ssp garzetta)
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 August 1983 2 years ago 3 -
A bird calling while landing. Locality Bulgaria
(ssp garzetta)
Iva Hristova 7 September 2006 2 years ago 2
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