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Egret
Eastern great egret (Ardea alba modesta)
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Pelecaniformes
Family:
Ardeidae
Subfamily:
Ardeinae
Groups included
Egretta Ardea Bubulcus Mesophoyx
Cladistically included but traditionally excluded taxa
Egrets (/ˈiːɡrəts/EE-grəts) are herons, generally long-legged wading birds, that have white or buff plumage, developing fine plumes (usually milky white) during the breeding season. Egrets are not a biologically distinct group from herons and have the same build.
Egrets (/ˈiːɡrəts/ EE-grəts) are herons, generally long-legged wading birds, that have white or buff plumage, developing fine plumes (usually milky white)...
The great egret (Ardea alba), also known as the common egret, large egret, or (in the Old World) great white egret or great white heron, is a large, widely...
The little egret (Egretta garzetta) is a species of small heron in the family Ardeidae. It is a white bird with a slender black beak, long black legs...
The reddish egret (Egretta rufescens) is a medium-sized heron that is a resident breeder in Central America, the Bahamas, the Caribbean, the Gulf Coast...
The snowy egret (Egretta thula) is a small white heron. The genus name comes from Provençal French for the little egret, aigrette, which is a diminutive...
cattle egret and the eastern cattle egret, although some authorities regard them as a single species. Despite the similarities in plumage to the egrets of...
The medium egret (Ardea intermedia), median egret, smaller egret or intermediate egret, is a medium-sized heron. Some taxonomists put the species in the...
intermediate egret (Ardea intermedia sensu lato) alongside the Asian intermediate egret (A. (i.) intermedia) and the African yellow-billed egret (A. (i.)...
found in China, Japan, Korea and Russia. It is commonly known as the white egret flower, fringed orchid or sagisō (鷺草). Pecteilis radiata grows with small...
The western cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) is a species of heron (family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics and warm temperate zones. Most taxonomic...
borne the name Egret, after the bird, the Egret: HMT Egret (1918) was a trawler hired between 1918 and 1919. HMS Egret (L75) was an Egret-class sloop launched...
The Energetic Gamma Ray Experiment Telescope (EGRET) was one of four instruments outfitted on NASA's Compton Gamma Ray Observatory satellite. Since lower...
The eastern cattle egret (Bubulcus coromandus) is a species of heron (family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics and warm temperate zones. Most...
dimorphic egret is sometimes considered as a subspecies of the western reef egret (Egretta gularis) or as a subspecies of the little egret (Egretta garzetta)...
The Chinese egret or Swinhoe's egret (Egretta eulophotes) is a threatened species of egret from east Asia, first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1860. The...
eastern great egret (Ardea alba modesta) is a species of heron from the genus Ardea, usually considered a subspecies of the great egret (A. alba). In...
The Xiamen Egret Stadium also known as the Xiamen Bailu Stadium (simplified Chinese: 厦门白鹭体育场; traditional Chinese: 廈門白鷺體育場; pinyin: Xiàmén Báilù Tǐyùchǎng)...
The slaty egret (Egretta vinaceigula) is a small, dark egret found in southern Africa. It is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation...
The black heron (Egretta ardesiaca), also known as the black egret, is an African heron. It uses its wings to form a canopy when fishing. The black heron...
The western reef heron (Egretta gularis), also called the western reef egret, is a medium-sized heron found in southern Europe, Africa and parts of Asia...
Eleanor and the Egret is an American 2017 comic book limited series, written by John Layman with art by Sam Kieth and colors by Ronda Pattison. It was...
Ardeidae, with 72 recognised species, some of which are referred to as egrets or bitterns rather than herons. Members of the genera Botaurus and Ixobrychus...
USS Egret is a name used more than once by the U.S. Navy: USS Egret (AMc-24), a coastal minesweeper was placed in service 10 June 1941 USS Egret (YMS-136)...
aigrette (pronounced [ɛɡrɛt]; from the French for egret, or lesser white heron) refers to the tufted crest or head-plumes of the egret, used for adorning...
little egret, as well as being widespread throughout much of the Old World, has now started to colonise the Americas. These are typical egrets in shape...
heron (Egretta sacra), also known as the eastern reef heron or eastern reef egret, is a species of heron found throughout southern Asia and Oceania. It occurs...
The Egret Hunter is an American silent film produced by Kalem Company and directed by Sidney Olcott with Gene Gauntier and James Vincent in the leading...
POTY competition in 2022. Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo), Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) and Gadwall (Mareca strepera) in Taudaha Lake, near Katmandu...
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