The little egret is a species of small heron in the family Ardeidae. It is a white bird with a slender black beak, long black legs and, in the western race, yellow feet. As an aquatic bird, it feeds in shallow water and on land, consuming a variety of small creatures. It breeds colonially, often with other species of water birds, making a platform nest of sticks in a tree, bush or reed bed. A clutch of three to five bluish-green eggs is laid and incubated by both parents for about three weeks. The young fledge at about six weeks of age. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1766)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 12, vol. 1, part 1
Protonym:
Ardea Garzetta
Type locality:
'Oriente,' ex Brisson.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/137337#page/241/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
A6E9EDE55D229ED9
Avibase ID:
avibase-A6E9EDE5
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/A6E9EDE5
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 174816
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 2] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 2] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 2] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 2] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 2] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 2] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 2] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 2] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 2] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 2] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 2] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 2] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 2] |
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) |
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition, incl. Jan 2009 suppl.): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) |
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Aigrette garzette ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Aigrette garzette ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 2] |
Clements 3rd edition: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Little Egret (Little) ( Egretta garzetta [garzetta Group]) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Little Egret (Little) ( Egretta garzetta [garzetta Group]) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Little Egret (Little) ( Egretta garzetta [garzetta Group]) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Little Egret (Little) ( Egretta garzetta [garzetta Group]) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Little Egret (Little) ( Egretta garzetta [garzetta Group]) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 2] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 2] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 2] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
Oriental Bird Club: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Egretta garzetta [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Egretta garzetta [version 2] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Egretta garzetta [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Egretta garzetta [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Egretta garzetta [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Egretta [garzetta or dimorpha]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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