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- Egretta dimorpha
Identification
The bird pictured is a dark morph. It is distinguished from the Western Reef Heron (Egretta gularis) due to black beak and black legs with yellow feet.
Distribution
Eastern Africa and Madagascar.
Taxonomy
A monotypic species.
E. (garzetta?) dimorpha
Some authorities (Clements, 2007) lump dimorpha within Little Egret (E. garzetta). However, Howard & Moore (2003) and Sibley & Monroe (1996) treat it as a full species and the Opus awaits further clarification.
Habitat
Coastal; breeds on coral islets and feeds in pools in exposed coral.
