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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 (Ardea alba), also known as the common egret, large egret, or (in the Old World) great white egret [2] or great white heron, [3] [4] [5] is a large, widely distributed egret. The four subspecies are found in Asia, Africa, the Americas, and southern Europe.
Great egret in flight Egrets at dusk in Kolleru Lake, Andhra Pradesh, India. Many egrets are members of the genera Egretta or Ardea, which also contain other species named as herons rather than egrets. The distinction between a heron and an egret is rather vague, and depends more on appearance than biology.
Great egret, (Ardea alba), also known as the great white egret, common egret or white heron Eastern great egret ( Ardea alba modesta ) " A White Heron ", a short story by Sarah Orne Jewett
Great-billed heron, Ardea sumatrana ; Purple heron, Ardea purpurea ; Great egret or great white egret, Ardea alba; Intermediate egret, Ardea intermedia; Syrigma Ridgway, 1878 – whistling heron: whistling heron, Syrigma sibilatrix; Egretta T. Forster, 1817 – typical egrets: Pied heron, Egretta picata; White-faced heron, Egretta novaehollandiae
Great egret: Ardea alba Linnaeus, 1758: 60 Yellow-billed egret: Ardea brachyrhyncha Brehm, AE, 1854: 61 Medium egret: Ardea intermedia Wagler, 1829: 62 Plumed egret: Ardea plumifera Gould, 1848: 63 Western cattle egret: Ardea ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) 64 Eastern cattle egret: Ardea coromanda (Boddaert, 1783) 65 Grey heron: Ardea cinerea Linnaeus ...
A great egret manipulating its prey, a lizard, before swallowing. Herons, egrets, and bitterns are carnivorous. The members of this family are mostly associated with wetlands and water and feed on a variety of live aquatic prey.
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.