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Small Egrets and Herons
Egretta
Egretta is a genus of medium-sized herons, mostly breeding in warmer climates.
Representatives of this genus are found in most of the world, and the little egret, as well as being widespread throughout much of the Old World, has now started to colonise the Americas.
18 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 12 known species
Snowy Egret
speciesEgretta thula
Little Egret
speciesEgretta garzetta
Little Blue Heron
speciesEgretta caerulea
Tricolored Heron
speciesEgretta tricolor
White-faced Heron
speciesEgretta novaehollandiae
Reddish Egret
speciesEgretta rufescens
Pacific Reef Heron
speciesEgretta sacra
Western Reef Heron
speciesEgretta gularis
Black Heron
speciesEgretta ardesiaca
Pied Heron
speciesEgretta picata
Chinese Egret
speciesEgretta eulophotes
Slaty Egret
speciesEgretta vinaceigula
Little Egret × Western Reef-Heron
hybridEgretta garzetta × gularis
Little Blue Heron × Snowy Egret
hybridEgretta caerulea × thula
Snowy Egret × Tricolored Heron
hybridEgretta thula × tricolor
Little Blue × Tricolored Heron
hybridEgretta caerulea × tricolor
Little × Snowy Egret
hybridEgretta garzetta × thula
Reddish Egret × Tricolored Heron
hybridEgretta rufescens × tricolor
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 4933.