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Intermediate, Yellow-billed or Plumed Egret
Ardea [intermedia, brachyrhyncha or plumifera] (= 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://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27011896
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
40B5D4A693F4C373
Avibase ID:
avibase-40B5D4A6
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/40B5D4A6
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 174823
Geographic range:
- Ardea intermedia: Japan to southern India and Greater Sundas
- Ardea brachyrhyncha: sub-Saharan Africa
- Ardea plumifera: eastern Indonesia, New Guinea, and Australia
Source: Clements checklist
Intermediate, Yellow-billed or Plumed Egret
French:
Héron intermédiaire, H. à bec jaune ou H. plumifère
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Intermediate Egret ( Egretta intermedia) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Intermediate Egret ( Egretta intermedia) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Intermediate Egret ( Egretta intermedia) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Intermediate Egret ( Egretta intermedia) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Intermediate Egret ( Egretta intermedia) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Intermediate Egret ( Egretta intermedia) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.): Intermediate Egret ( Mesophoyx intermedia) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.): Intermediate Egret ( Mesophoyx intermedia) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.): Intermediate Egret ( Mesophoyx intermedia) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.): Intermediate Egret ( Mesophoyx intermedia) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): Intermediate Egret ( Mesophoyx intermedia) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): Intermediate Egret ( Mesophoyx intermedia) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Intermediate Egret ( Mesophoyx intermedia) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Intermediate Egret ( Mesophoyx intermedia) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Intermediate Egret ( Mesophoyx intermedia) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Intermediate Egret ( Mesophoyx intermedia) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Intermediate Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Intermediate Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): Intermediate Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.): Intermediate Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum): Intermediate Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.): Intermediate Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.): Intermediate Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.): Intermediate Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Intermediate, Yellow-billed or Plumed Egret ( Ardea [intermedia, brachyrhyncha or plumifera]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Intermediate Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Intermediate, Yellow-billed or Plumed Egret ( Ardea [intermedia, brachyrhyncha or plumifera]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Intermediate Egret ( Egretta intermedia) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Intermediate Egret ( Egretta intermedia) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Intermediate Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Intermediate Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Intermediate Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Intermediate Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Intermediate Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Intermediate Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Intermediate Egret ( Mesophoyx intermedia) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Intermediate Egret ( Mesophoyx intermedia) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Intermediate Egret ( Mesophoyx intermedia) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Intermediate Egret ( Mesophoyx intermedia) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Intermediate Egret ( Mesophoyx intermedia) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Intermediate Egret ( Mesophoyx intermedia) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Intermediate Egret ( Mesophoyx intermedia) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Intermediate Egret ( Mesophoyx intermedia) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Intermediate Egret ( Mesophoyx intermedia) [version 1] |
| Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds: Intermediate Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Héron intermédiaire ( Egretta intermedia) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Héron intermédiaire ( Mesophoyx intermedia) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Plumed Egret ( Egretta intermedia) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Intermediate Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Intermediate Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Intermediate Egret ( Egretta intermedia) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Intermediate Egret ( Mesophoyx intermedia) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Intermediate Egret ( Egretta intermedia) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Intermediate Egret ( Egretta intermedia) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Intermediate Egret ( Egretta intermedia) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Intermediate Egret ( Egretta intermedia) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Intermediate Egret ( Egretta intermedia) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Intermediate Egret ( Egretta intermedia) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Intermediate Egret ( Egretta intermedia) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Intermediate Egret ( Egretta intermedia) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Intermediate Egret ( Egretta intermedia) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Intermediate Egret ( Egretta intermedia) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Intermediate Egret ( Mesophoyx intermedia) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Intermediate Egret ( Mesophoyx intermedia) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Intermediate Egret ( Mesophoyx intermedia) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Intermediate Egret ( Mesophoyx intermedia) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Intermediate Egret ( Mesophoyx intermedia) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Intermediate Egret ( Mesophoyx intermedia) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Intermediate Egret ( Mesophoyx intermedia) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Intermediate Egret ( Mesophoyx intermedia) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Intermediate Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Intermediate Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Intermediate Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Intermediate Egret ( Mesophoyx intermedia) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Intermediate Egret ( Mesophoyx intermedia) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Intermediate Egret ( Mesophoyx intermedia) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Intermediate Egret ( Mesophoyx intermedia) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Intermediate Egret ( Mesophoyx intermedia) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Intermediate Egret ( Mesophoyx intermedia) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Intermediate Egret ( Mesophoyx intermedia) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Intermediate Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Intermediate Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Intermediate Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Intermediate Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Intermediate Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Intermediate Egret ( Egretta intermedia) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Intermediate Egret ( Mesophoyx intermedia) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Intermediate Egret ( Egretta intermedia) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Intermediate Egret ( Egretta intermedia) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Intermediate Egret ( Egretta intermedia) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Intermediate Egret ( Egretta intermedia) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Intermediate Egret ( Egretta intermedia) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Intermediate Egret ( Egretta intermedia) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Intermediate Egret ( Egretta intermedia) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Intermediate Egret ( Egretta intermedia) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Intermediate Egret ( Egretta intermedia) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Intermediate Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Intermediate Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Intermediate Egret ( Egretta intermedia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Yellow-billed Egret ( Egretta intermedia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Yellow-billed Egret ( Egretta intermedia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Yellow-billed Egret ( Egretta intermedia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Yellow-billed Egret ( Egretta intermedia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Yellow-billed Egret ( Egretta intermedia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Yellow-billed Egret ( Egretta intermedia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Intermediate Egret ( Egretta intermedia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Intermediate Egret ( Egretta intermedia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Intermediate Egret ( Egretta intermedia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Intermediate Egret ( Egretta intermedia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Intermediate Egret ( Egretta intermedia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Intermediate Egret ( Egretta intermedia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Intermediate Egret ( Egretta intermedia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Intermediate Egret ( Egretta intermedia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Intermediate Egret ( Egretta intermedia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Intermediate Egret ( Egretta intermedia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Intermediate Egret ( Egretta intermedia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Intermediate Egret ( Egretta intermedia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Intermediate Egret ( Egretta intermedia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Intermediate Egret ( Egretta intermedia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Intermediate Egret ( Egretta intermedia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Intermediate Egret ( Egretta intermedia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Intermediate Egret ( Egretta intermedia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Intermediate Egret ( Egretta intermedia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Intermediate Egret ( Egretta intermedia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Intermediate Egret ( Egretta intermedia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Intermediate Egret ( Egretta intermedia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Intermediate Egret ( Egretta intermedia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Intermediate Egret ( Egretta intermedia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Intermediate Egret ( Egretta intermedia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Intermediate Egret ( Egretta intermedia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Intermediate Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Intermediate Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Intermediate Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Intermediate Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Intermediate Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Intermediate Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Intermediate Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Intermediate Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Intermediate Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Intermediate Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Intermediate Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Intermediate Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Intermediate Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Intermediate Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Intermediate Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Intermediate Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Intermediate Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Intermediate Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Intermediate Egret ( Egretta intermedia) [version 1] |
| Oriental Bird Club: Intermediate Egret ( Mesophoyx intermedia) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Egretta intermedia [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Mesophoyx intermedia [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Egretta intermedia [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Intermediate Egret ( Mesophoyx intermedia) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Intermediate Egret ( Mesophoyx intermedia) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Intermediate Egret ( Ardea intermedia) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Egretta intermedia [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Egretta intermedia [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species group (sometimes a species)
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Geelbekwitreier
Arabic: بلشون ابيض متوسط
Azerbaijani: ortaboy ağ vağ
Belarusian: Сярэдняя белая чапля
Bulgarian: Средна бяла чапла
Bengali: কমচি ফক , ভাঝরা ফগা , মাঝলা বগা
Bengali (transliteration): karcē baka, mājhalā bagā
Catalan: Martinet intermedi
Czech: Volavka prostrední, volavka prostřední
Welsh: Crëyr Canolradd
Danish: Mellemhejre
German: Asienmittelreiher, Edelreiher, Mittelreiher
Greek: Μεσoτσικvιάς, Μεσαίος Αργυροτσικνιάς
English: Intermediate Egret, Intermediate, Yellow-billed or Plumed Egret, Lesser Egret, Median Egret, Plumed Egret, Short-billed Egret, Smaller Egret, Yellowbilled Egret, Yellow-billed Egret
English, HBW: Intermediate/Yellow-billed/Plumed Egret
English (IOC): Intermediate Egret
English (Kenya): Yellow-billed Egret
English (United States): Intermediate Egret
English (South Africa): Yellow-billed Egret
Esperanto: Intermeza ardeo, Intermeza egreto, Mezgranda egretardeo, tufbrusta egreto
Spanish: Garceta Intermedia
Spanish (Spain): Garceta Intermedia
Spanish (HBW): Garceta intermedia
Estonian: väike-hõbehaigur
Basque: Lertxuntxo ertain
Persian: اگرت (قار) میانی, اگرت متوسط
Finnish: Pikkujalohaikara
French: Aigrette à bec jaune, Aigrette intermédiaire, Héron à bec jaune, Héron intermédiaire, Héron intermédiaire, H. à bec jaune ou H. plumifère
Irish: Éigrit ghob-bhuí, Éigrit mheánach
Galician: Garzota intermedia
Manx: Coar-vane veanagh
Hebrew: לבנית בינונית, לבנית גדולה־מקור, לבנית צהובת־מקור
Hindi: Vellai kokku
Croatian: azijska čaplja, Žutokljuna čaplja
Hungarian: Közepes kócsag, középkócsag
Indonesian: Burung Kuntul Perak, Kuntul perak, Kuntul sedang
Icelandic: Hríshegri
Italian: Airone bianco intermedio, Airone intermedio, Egretta becco giallo, Garzetta intermedia
Japanese (romaji): Chu-sagi, chū-sagi, chuusagi, Chuu-sagi, shira-sagi
Japanese: シラサギ, チュウサギ
Japanese (Kanji): 中鷺, 白鷺
Mongolian, Halh: дэглий
Kazakh: ақ орташа құтан
Korean: 중백로
Korean (Transliteration): jung-baeng-no
Kwangali: Esingangombe
Kirghiz: орто ак кытан
Scientific: Ardea [intermedia, brachyrhyncha or plumifera], Ardea intermedia, Ardea intermedia intermedia, Egretta intermedia, Egretta intermedia intermedia, Herodias intermedia, Mesophoyx intermedia, Mesophoyx intermedia intermedia
Luxembourgish: Mëttelreeër
Lithuanian: Vidutinis baltasis garnys, Vidutinysis garnys
Latvian: vidējais gārnis
Macedonian: Средна бела чапја
Malayalam: ചെറുമുണ്ടി, ചെറുമുണ്ടി ?
Mongolian: Бэсрэг дэглий, дэглий
Marathi: मध्यम बगळा
Malay: Bangau Kendi, Bangau kerbau, Burung Bangau Kambing, Burung Bangau Kendi, Burung Bangau Kerbau, Burung Kuntul Sedang
Dutch: Middelste Zilverreiger
Norwegian Nynorsk: Duskhegre
Norwegian: Duskhegre
Polish: czapla czarnonoga, Czapla strojna, Czapla żółtogoleniowa
Pinyin: chōng-chú, chūn-chú, xuě-kè, zhōng bái-lù
Portuguese: Garça-branca-intermédia
Portuguese (Portugal): Garça-branca-intermédia
Rhaeto-Romance: Irun mesaun
Romanian: Egretă mijlocie
Russian: Средняя белая цапля, Цапля белая средняя, Цапля средняя белая
Northern Sami: Diehppeháigir
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Sudu Madi-koka
Slovak: volavka prostredná, Volavka vznešená
Slovenian: srednja bela čaplja, Srednja čaplja
Albanian: Çapka e bardhë e mesëm
Serbian: Srednja bela čaplja
Sotho, Southern: Leholosiane
Swedish: Mellanhäger, Plymhäger
Swahili: Yange Domo-njano
Tamil: Vellai Kokku
Thai: นกยางโทนน้อย
Thai (Transliteration): nók yaaŋ tʰoon nóaay
Turkish: ortanca balıkçıl
Tatar: урта ак челән
Ukrainian: Чепура середня
Vietnamese: Chim Cò ngàng nhỏ, Cò ngàng nhỏ
Kalmyk: хөн деглә
Chinese: 中白鷺, 中白鹭, 春锄, 舂锄
Chinese (Traditional): 中白鷺, 春鋤, 舂鋤, 藍嘴黑頂鷺, 雪客
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 中白鷺
Chinese (Taiwan): 中白鹭
Zulu: iNgekle
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