General description ⁶

The Little Egret is a small white egret with dark grey-black legs, black bill and a bright yellow naked face. In the breeding season the plumage includes two ribbon-like head plumes, and abundant plumes on the back and breast.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Hans Hillewaert, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Egretta_garzetta_%28Baix_Ebre%29.jpg/460px-Egretta_garzetta_%28Baix_Ebre%29.jpg
2. (c) Arthur Chapman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3189/3011780401_5c3e17ce29_o.jpg
3. (c) Arthur Chapman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3171/3012619738_a9d4f4e63d_o.jpg
4. (c) Dick Daniels (http://carolinabirds.org/), some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/Little_Egret_RWD.jpg
5. (c) Alpsdake, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/Egretta_garzetta_eating_goby.jpg
6. (c) Katerina Tvardikova, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/31846103

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Atlas of Living Australia
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• Maryland Biodiversity Project
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• NBN Atlas
• VertNet
• Xeno-canto
• 日本のレッドデータ検索システム

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