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The reddish egret (Egretta rufescens) is a medium-sized heron that is a resident breeder in Central America, the Bahamas, the Caribbean, the Gulf Coast of the United States (primarily Texas), and Mexico. The egret is known for its unusual foraging behavior compared to other herons as well as its association with mud flats, its habitat of choice.
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.
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").
Saint Anthony was a 3rd Century Egyptian ascetic who lived by the Red Sea and was known for long fasting in which he confronted terrible visions and temptations sent from the Devil. [27] He was credited by two noblemen for assisting them in recovery from the disease; they subsequently founded the Order of St. Anthony in his honor. [ 26 ]
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; Reddish egret, Egretta rufescens; Black heron, Egretta ardesiaca
The reddish egret (Egretta rufescens) and little blue heron (Egretta caerulea) could be mistaken for the great blue heron, but are much smaller, and lack white on the head and yellow in the bill. At the southernmost extent of its range (e.g., Colombia and Panama ), the great blue heron sometimes overlaps in range with the closely related and ...
Adult eastern cattle egret (Ardea coromanda) showing the red flush on the legs and bill, present at the height of the breeding season. The cattle egret is a stocky heron with an 88–96 cm (34 + 1 ⁄ 2 –38 in) wingspan; it is 46–56 cm (18–22 in) long and weighs 270–512 g (9 + 1 ⁄ 2 –18 oz). [14]
The medium egret, as its scientific name implies, is intermediate in size between the great egret and smaller white egrets like the little egret and cattle egret, though nearer to little than great. It is about 56–72 cm (22–28 in) long with a 105–115 cm (41–45 in) wingspan and weighs c. 400 g (14 oz), [ 5 ] with all-white plumage ...