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The snowy egret is the American counterpart to the very similar Old World little egret, which has become established in the Bahamas. At one time, the plumes of the snowy egret were in great demand as decorations for women's hats. [4] They were hunted for these plumes and this reduced the population of the species to dangerously low levels. [5]
The American robin is the state bird of Michigan. This list of birds of Michigan includes species documented in the U.S. state of Michigan and accepted by the Michigan Bird Records Committee (MBRC). As of January 2023, there are 456 species included in the official list. [1]
The distinction between a heron and an egret is rather vague, and depends more on appearance than biology. The word "egret" comes from the French word aigrette that means both "silver heron" and "brush", referring to the long, filamentous feathers that seem to cascade down an egret's back during the breeding season (also called "egrets").
Snowy egret; T. Tricolored heron; W. Western reef heron; White-faced heron This page was last edited on 31 July 2013, at 00:57 (UTC). Text is available under ...
Slaty egret: south-central Africa. Egretta tricolor: Tricolored heron, Louisiana heron: Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean, to northern South America as far south as Brazil. Egretta caerulea: Little blue heron: United States, through Central America and the Caribbean south to Peru and Uruguay Egretta thula: Snowy egret: North, Central and South ...
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McIlhenny established the refuge around 1895 on his own personal tract of the 2,200-acre (8.9 km 2) island, a 250-acre (1.0 km 2) estate known eventually as Jungle Gardens because of its lush tropical flora in response to late 19th century plume hunters nearly wiping out the snowy egret population of the United States while in pursuit of the ...
Canada goose Ring-necked duck. Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae The family Anatidae includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swans. These birds are adapted to an aquatic existence with webbed feet, bills which are flattened to a greater or lesser extent, and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to special oils.