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Egretta vinaceigula

Photo by nkgray
Photo taken: Chobe River, Kasane, Botswana.

[edit] Identification

60 cm. Small, dark egret. Adult appears black, actually dark, slaty-blue. White throat and dark reddish foreneck only visible at close range. Greenish-yellow legs and toes.

[edit] Distribution

Africa south of the equator. The species has a restricted range: It is found in Botswana in the Okavango Delta and Chobe National Park, the Caprivi Strip of Namibia, in Zambia north to Bangweulu, and in the Zambezi delta (Mozambique). Has also been recorded in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Democratic Republic of Congo and perhaps Angola.

[edit] Taxonomy

Monotypic

[edit] Habitat

Shallow freshwater in swamps and floodplains.

[edit] Behaviour

Its diet includes small fish.
2-3 eggs are laid.
May make local dispersive movements.

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