The western reef heron, also called the western reef egret, is a medium-sized heron found in Africa and parts of Asia, with vagrancy occurring in Europe and the Americas. It has a mainly coastal distr
Western reef egret dark morph
Slate grey morph, Bahrain
A light grey form that has been considered as a hybrid
Egretta is a genus of medium-sized herons, mostly breeding in warmer climates.
Western reef heron
…status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae Genus: Egretta Species: E. gularis Binomial name Egretta gularis (Bosc, 1792) Range with subspecies and related species. For dimorpha, see dimorphic egret The western…
Little egret Egretta garzetta in Kolleru, Andhra Pradesh, India
White-faced heron, E. novaehollandiae with a frog
Pied Heron in breeding plumage Fogg Dam Middle Point Northern Territory Australia