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Intermediate Egret
Ardea intermedia Wagler, JG 1829
The intermediate egret, median egret, smaller egret, or yellow-billed egret is a medium-sized heron. Some taxonomists put the species in the genus Egretta or Mesophoyx. It is a resident breeder from east Africa across the Indian subcontinent to Southeast Asia and Australia. Source: Wikipedia
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Pelecaniformes
Family:
Ardeidae
Genus:
Ardea
Scientific:
Ardea intermedia
Classification
Order:Pelecaniformes
Family:
Ardeidae
Genus:
Ardea
Scientific:
Ardea intermedia
Original description
Citation:
Wagler, JG 1829
Reference:
Isis
22 col.659
Protonym:
Ardea intermedia
Type locality:
Java.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/86743#page/338/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
30785911C6334086
Avibase ID:
avibase-30785911
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/30785911
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 174823
Geographic range:
- Ardea intermedia: Japan to southern India and Greater Sundas
Source: Clements checklist
Intermediate Egret
Catalan:
Martinet intermedi
Czech:
volavka prostřední
Danish:
Mellemhejre
German:
Asienmittelreiher
Spanish:
Garceta intermedia
Finnish:
pikkujalohaikara
French:
Héron intermédiaire
Croatian:
azijska čaplja
Hungarian:
középkócsag
Icelandic:
Hríshegri
Italian:
Airone bianco intermedio
Japanese (romaji):
chū-sagi
Japanese:
チュウサギ
Lithuanian:
vidutinis baltasis garnys
Dutch:
Middelste Zilverreiger
Norwegian:
duskhegre
Polish:
czapla czarnonoga
Portuguese:
garça-branca-intermédia
Portuguese (Portugal):
garça-branca-intermédia
Russian:
Средняя белая цапля
Slovak:
volavka prostredná
Serbian:
Srednja bela čaplja
Swedish:
mellanhäger
Ukrainian:
чепура середня
Chinese:
中白鹭
Chinese (Traditional):
藍嘴黑頂鷺
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.): Medium Egret ( Ardea intermedia) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Intermediate Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Intermediate Egret (intermedia) ( Ardea intermedia intermedia) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Intermediate Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Intermediate Egret (nominate) ( Egretta intermedia intermedia) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Intermediate Egret (nominate) ( Egretta intermedia intermedia) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Intermediate Egret (nominate) ( Ardea intermedia intermedia) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Intermediate Egret (nominate) ( Ardea intermedia intermedia) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Intermediate Egret (nominate) ( Ardea intermedia intermedia) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Intermediate Egret (nominate) ( Ardea intermedia intermedia) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Intermediate Egret (nominate) ( Ardea intermedia intermedia) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Intermediate Egret (nominate) ( Ardea intermedia intermedia) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Intermediate Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Intermediate Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Intermediate Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Intermediate Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Intermediate Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Intermediate Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Intermediate Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Intermediate Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Intermediate Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Intermediate Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Intermediate Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Intermediate Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Intermediate Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Ardea intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Ardea intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Medium Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Medium Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Egretta intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Egretta intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Egretta intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Egretta intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Egretta intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Egretta intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Egretta intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Egretta intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Egretta intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Egretta intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Mesophoyx intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Mesophoyx intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Mesophoyx intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Mesophoyx intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Mesophoyx intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Mesophoyx intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Mesophoyx intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Mesophoyx intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Ardea intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Ardea intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Ardea intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Intermediate Egret (Intermediate) ( Mesophoyx intermedia intermedia) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Intermediate Egret (Intermediate) ( Mesophoyx intermedia intermedia) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Intermediate Egret (Intermediate) ( Ardea intermedia intermedia) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Intermediate Egret (Intermediate) ( Ardea intermedia intermedia) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Intermediate Egret (Intermediate) ( Ardea intermedia intermedia) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Intermediate Egret (Intermediate) ( Ardea intermedia intermedia) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Intermediate Egret (Intermediate) ( Ardea intermedia intermedia) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Medium Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Medium Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Egretta intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Egretta intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Egretta intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Egretta intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Egretta intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Egretta intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Egretta intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Egretta intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Egretta intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Egretta intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Ardea intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Ardea intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Egretta intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Intermediate Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Intermediate Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Intermediate Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Intermediate Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Egretta intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Egretta intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Egretta intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Egretta intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Egretta intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Egretta intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Egretta intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Egretta intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Egretta intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Egretta intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Egretta intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Egretta intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Egretta intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Egretta intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Ardea intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Ardea intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Ardea intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Ardea intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Ardea intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Ardea intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Ardea intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Ardea intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Ardea intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Ardea intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Ardea intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Ardea intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Ardea intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Ardea intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Ardea intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Ardea intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Ardea intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Ardea intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Medium Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Medium Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Mesophoyx intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Egretta intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Egretta intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Egretta intermedia intermedia [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Ardea [intermedia, brachyrhyncha or plumifera]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Geelbekwitreier, Geelbekwitreier (intermedia)
Arabic: بلشون ابيض متوسط, بلشون ابيض متوسط (متوسط)
Bulgarian: Средна бяла чапла, Средна бяла чапла (ssp. intermedia)
Catalan: Martinet intermedi
Czech: volavka prostřední, volavka prostřední (ssp. intermedia)
Danish: Mellemhejre, Mellemhejre, Almindelig (ssp. intermedia)
German: Asienmittelreiher, Mittelreiher, Mittelreiher (intermedia), Mittelreiher-intermedia
Greek: Μεσαίος Αργυροτσικνιάς (intermedia)
English: Intermediate egret, Intermediate Egret (intermedia), Intermediate Egret (Intermediate), Intermediate Egret (nominate), Lesser Egret, Medium Egret, Plumed egret, Smaller Egret
English, HBW: Intermediate Egret
English (IOC): Intermediate Egret (Intermediate)
English (Kenya): Yellow-billed Egret (Intermediate)
English (United States): Intermediate Egret (Intermediate)
English (South Africa): Yellow-billed Egret (Intermediate)
Esperanto: Mezgranda egretardeo
Spanish: Garceta intermedia, Garceta Intermedia (intermedia)
Spanish (Spain): Garceta Intermedia (intermedia)
Spanish (HBW): Intermediate Egret (Intermediate)
Estonian: väike-hõbehaigur
Persian: اگرت متوسط, اگرت متوسط (intermedia)
Finnish: pikkujalohaikara, pikkujalohaikara (intermedia)
French: Héron intermédiaire, Héron intermédiaire (intermedia), Héron intermédiaire (nominal), Héron intermédiaire (nominale), Héron intermédiaire (race nominale)
Hebrew: לבנית בינונית, לבנית בינונית (בינונית)
Croatian: azijska čaplja
Hungarian: középkócsag
Indonesian: Burung Kuntul Perak
Icelandic: Hríshegri, Hríshegri (intermedia)
Italian: Airone bianco intermedio
Japanese (romaji): chū-sagi, chuusagi (intermedia), shira-sagi
Japanese: シラサギ, チュウサギ, チュウサギ (intermedia), チュウサギ（intermedia）
Japanese (Kanji): 中鷺, 白鷺
Korean: 중백로, 중백로 (intermedia)
Korean (Transliteration): jung-baeng-no
Scientific: Ardea intermedia, Ardea intermedia intermedia, Egretta intermedia, Egretta intermedia intermedia, Egretta intermedia palleuca, Herodias intermedia, Herodias plumiferus, Mesophoyx intermedia, Mesophoyx intermedia intermedia
Lithuanian: vidutinis baltasis garnys, Vidutinis baltasis garnys (intermedia)
Latvian: vidējais gārnis
Malayalam: ചെറുമുണ്ടി
Malay: Burung Bangau Kambing, Burung Bangau Kendi, Burung Bangau Kerbau, Burung Kuntul Sedang
Nepali: मझौला सेतोबकुल्ला
Dutch: Middelste Zilverreiger, Middelste Zilverreiger (intermedia)
Norwegian: duskhegre, duskhegre (intermedia)
Polish: czapla czarnonoga, czapla czarnonoga (intermedia)
Pinyin: chōng-chú, chūn-chú, xuě-kè, zhōng bái-lù
Portuguese: garça-branca-intermédia
Portuguese (Portugal): garça-branca-intermédia, garça-branca-intermédia (intermedia)
Russian: Средняя белая цапля, Средняя белая цапля (intermedia)
Northern Sami: Diehppeháigir
Slovak: volavka prostredná, volavka prostredná (skup.)
Slovenian: srednja bela čaplja, Srednja čaplja (intermedia)
Serbian: Srednja bela čaplja, Srednja bela čaplja (intermedia)
Swedish: mellanhäger, mellanhäger (intermedia)
Thai: นกยางโทนน้อย, นกยางโทนน้อย (ยูเรเชีย)
Thai (Transliteration): nók yaaŋ tʰoon nóaay
Turkish: Ortanca Balıkçıl, Ortanca Balıkçıl (intermedia)
Ukrainian: чепура середня
Vietnamese: Chim Cò ngàng nhỏ, Cò ngàng nhỏ
Chinese: 中白鹭, 中白鹭（东亚至东南亚）, 中白鹭（东洋界，黑嘴）, 春锄, 舂锄
Chinese (Traditional): 中白鷺, 中白鷺(intermedia), 中白鷺(指名亞種), 春鋤, 舂鋤, 藍嘴黑頂鷺, 雪客
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 中白鷺
Chinese (Taiwan): 中白鹭
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