Herons (Ardeidae)
Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens) - HBW 1, p. 409
French: Aigrette roussâtre
German: Rötelreiher
Spanish: Garceta Rojiza
Taxonomy: Ardea rufescens Gmelin, 1789, Louisiana.
Occasionally placed in monotypic genus Dichromanassa. White morph formerly considered separate species, Peale's Egret (A. pealii). Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- rufescens (Gmelin, 1789) - S USA and E Mexico through West Indies to N Colombia and N Venezuela.
- dickeyi (van Rossem, 1926) - W Mexico.
- Near Threatened Enlarge map
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A sub adult shown employing a foraging method termed "canopy feeding" by running energetically spreading its wings to cast glare Locality Bolsa Chica Wetlands Reserve, Huntington Beach, Orange County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Don DesJardin 21 October 2012 29 weeks ago 34 sec 4.8 -
A dark morph bird running in the water for fishing Locality Bolsa Chica State Beach, Huntington Beach, Orange County, California, USA (United States) (ssp dickeyi)
Paul Clarke 2 November 2007 5 years ago 1 min 4.7 -
Bird in white phase foraging. Locality Palm Beach, Aruba, Netherlands Antilles
Antonio Silveira 15 November 2012 24 weeks ago 32 sec 4.5 -
A bird of the white morph foraging by disturbing prey with one foot Locality Zapata Peninsula, Matanzas Province, Cuba (ssp rufescens)
Josep del Hoyo 1 August 2004 8 years ago 45 sec 4.4 -
An individual dancing to catch preys Locality J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Sanibel Island, Lee County, Florida, USA (United States) (ssp rufescens)
Sharyn Staggers 31 March 2007 5 years ago 33 sec 4.3 -
Bird walking in shallow water of flats Locality Ciénaga de Zapata, Cuba (ssp rufescens)
Desmond Allen 11 March 2013 6 weeks ago 49 sec 4
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Reddish Egrett at a morning counterlight,white morph, likely the first record of the white morph in Nicaragua
Locality Las Peñitas, León Department, Nicaragua
Manfred Bienert 25 February 2012 32 weeks ago 4.4 -
A bird resting on the beach
Locality Florida, USA (United States)
sophiebuck 11 December 2012 15 weeks ago 4.3 -
Reddish Egret, foraging dark morph
Locality Salinas Grandes, León Department, Nicaragua
Manfred Bienert 24 February 2012 32 weeks ago 4.3 -
Standing on rock by the sea
Locality Guánica Dry Forest Reserve, Guánica, Puerto Rico (ssp rufescens)
Bob Thompson 12 January 2010 3 years ago 4.2 -
Juvenile Reddish Egrett, dark morph
Locality Las Peñitas, León Department, Nicaragua
Manfred Bienert 17 December 2009 32 weeks ago 4 -
A white morph individual fishing.
Locality Falcón State, Venezuela (ssp rufescens)
philgunson 28 September 2012 32 weeks ago 4
- No sound recordings available yet
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