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| - | ==Identification== | |
| | Height 101cm<br/> | | Height 101cm<br/> |
| | Weight 950g | | Weight 950g |
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| | *In breeding plumage shows ornamental plumes | | *In breeding plumage shows ornamental plumes |
| | Most of the year, distinguished from other egrets by combination of leg/foot and bill color. | | Most of the year, distinguished from other egrets by combination of leg/foot and bill color. |
| - | ==Distribution== | + | |
| | A very widespread bird occurring in [[North America|North]] and [[South America]], [[Europe]], [[Africa]], [[Asia]] and [[Australasia]]. | | A very widespread bird occurring in [[North America|North]] and [[South America]], [[Europe]], [[Africa]], [[Asia]] and [[Australasia]]. |
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| | '''[''[[Great Egret|Read More...]]'']''' | | '''[''[[Great Egret|Read More...]]'']''' |
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- Ardea alba
Height 101cm
Weight 950g
- Large white bird
- Slightly smaller and with a much slimmer build than Great Blue Heron or Grey Heron
- black legs/feet in American populations, but yellow in European birds of subspecies alba and greyish in non-breeding east Asian birds of subspecies modesta.
- bill yellow in most stages
- In short "high breeding" period bill becomes black (at least in Europe)
- lores yellow in most birds, but America birds show green lores in high breeding
- In breeding plumage shows ornamental plumes
Most of the year, distinguished from other egrets by combination of leg/foot and bill color.
A very widespread bird occurring in North and South America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australasia.
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