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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 New Zealand it is known as the white heron or by its Māori name kōtuku. It was first described by British ornithologist John Edward Gray in 1831.
The great egret is depicted on the reverse side of a 5-Brazilian reais banknote. [32] The great egret is the symbol of the National Audubon Society. [33] An airbrushed photograph of a great egret in breeding plumage by Werner Krutein is featured in the cover art of the 1992 Faith No More album Angel Dust. [34]
Snowy egret, Egretta thula; Little egret, Egretta garzetta; Western reef heron, Egretta gularis; Dimorphic egret, Egretta dimorpha; Pacific reef heron, Egretta sacra – also known as Pacific reef egret or eastern reef heron; Chinese egret, Egretta eulophotes † Egretta subfluvia, (Late Miocene or Early Pliocene)
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Eastern great egret (Ardea alba modesta) "A White Heron", a short story by Sarah Orne Jewett This page was last edited on 26 June 2020, at 01:09 (UTC). Text is ...
The eastern cattle egret (Bubulcus coromandus) was not sampled. The placement of the forest bittern ( Zonerodius heliosylus ) was ambiguous, but the results suggest that it is probably closely related to members of the genus Ardeola rather than to the subfamily Tigriornithinae .
The Pacific reef 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 in two colour morphs with either slaty grey or pure white plumage.
The great egret (Ardea alba, left) resembles the other Ardea in habitus, and the little egret (Egretta garzetta, right) only in color.. These are powerful birds with large spear-like bills, long necks and long legs, which hunt by waiting motionless or stalking their prey in shallow water before seizing it with a sudden lunge.