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feathers that seem to cascade down an egret's back during the breeding season (also called "egrets"). Several of the egrets have been reclassified from one...

pelicans and belong in the Pelecaniformes, instead. The great egret—unlike the typical egrets—does not belong to the genus Egretta, but together with the...

 139–142. Kushlan James A. (2007). "Sympatric Foraging of Little Egrets and Snowy Egrets in Barbados, West Indies". Waterbirds. 30 (4): 609–612. doi:10...

classify the intermediate egret species complex in its own monotypic genus, Mesophoyx, while others place it with the smaller egrets in Egretta. There were...

termed egrets in the genus Egretta. Rare cases of hybridization with little blue herons (Egretta caerulea), little egrets (E. garzetta), and snowy egrets (E...

groups. Snowy egrets breed in mixed colonies, which may include great egrets, night herons, tricolored herons, little blue herons, cattle egrets, glossy ibises...

Carl Linnaeus's Systema Naturae. He placed it with the herons, cranes and egrets in the genus Ardea and coined the binomial name Ardea rufescens. Gmelin...

area is swamped by egrets it will give up and continue foraging elsewhere. Where numerous large animals are present, cattle egrets selectively forage...

termed egrets in the genus Egretta. Rare cases of hybridization with little blue herons Egretta caerulea, little egrets Egretta garzetta and snowy egrets Egretta...

intermediate egret (Ardea intermedia sensu lato) alongside the Asian intermediate egret (A. (i.) intermedia) and the African yellow-billed egret (A. (i.)...

not been confirmed and it may occur in Angola and possibly Malawi. Slaty egrets are almost always found in small numbers, e.g. rarely more than c. 100,...

in the second survey circuit. The nuptial plumes of the Chinese egret, like other egrets, were in demand for decorating hats. They had been used for this...

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)...

shallow edges of lakes, rivers, salt pans and in estuaries. Yellow-billed egrets are generally regarded as residents but they are known to undertake local...

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)...

as well as other species of waterbirds. In a study of little egrets and cattle egrets in India, the majority of the colonies surveyed contained both...

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...

plumes and a green facial area. The eastern great egret can be distinguished from other white egrets and herons in Asia and Australia by its very long...

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...

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...