Egret
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Egrets are herons; generally long-legged wading birds that have white or buff plumage and develop fine plumes during the breeding season. Egrets are not a biologically distinct group from herons and h
Ardea modesta
Great egret in flight
Egrets at dusk in Kolleru Lake, Andhra Pradesh, India
A little egret from Egypt
Great egret
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The great egret, also known as the common egret, large egret, great white egret, or great white heron, is a large, widely distributed egret. The four subspecies are found in Asia, Africa, the Americas
Egret
…back during the breeding season (also called "egrets"). Several of the egrets have been reclassified from one genus to another in recent years; the great egret, for example, has been classified as a member of either Casmerodius, Egretta, or Ardea. In the 19th and early part of the 20th centuries, some of the…
Great Egret Nonbreeding
Adult great egret in flight
Breeding plumage
Great egret fishing during a foggy day at Champ-Pittet, Switzerland