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Pacific Reef-Egret

Egretta sacra (Gmelin, JF 1789)

The Pacific reef heron, also known as the eastern reef heron or eastern reef egret, is a species of heron found throughout southern Asia and Oceania. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Pelecaniformes
Family:
  Ardeidae
Genus:
   Egretta
Scientific:
  Egretta sacra


Original description

Citation:
  (Gmelin, JF 1789)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 2 1 pt2 p.640

Protonym:
  Ardea sacra

Type locality:
  Tahiti.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2656133


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  C79F1BF8CA6BC1F8

Avibase ID:
  avibase-C79F1BF8

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/C79F1BF8


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 174825

Geographic range:

  • Egretta sacra sacra: Coastal SE Asia, Malay Archipelago, Oceania and Australasia
  • Egretta sacra albolineata: New Caledonia and Loyalty Islands
English:
Pacific Reef-Egret
Catalan:
Martinet sagrat
Czech:
volavka pobřežní
Danish:
Østlig Revhejre
German:
Riffreiher
Spanish:
Garceta de Arrecife
Spanish (Spain):
Garceta de Arrecife
Finnish:
korallihaikara
French:
Aigrette sacrée
Croatian:
debelokljuna čaplja
Hungarian:
keleti zátonykócsag
Icelandic:
Rifhegri
Italian:
Garzetta del reef orientale
Japanese (romaji):
kurosagi
Japanese:
クロサギ
Lithuanian:
Rifinis garnys
Dutch:
Oostelijke Rifreiger
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Sothegre
Norwegian:
Sothegre
Polish:
czapla czczona
Portuguese:
Garça-dos-recifes-oriental
Portuguese (Portugal):
garça-sagrada
Russian:
Восточная рифовая цапля
Slovak:
volavka posvätná
Serbian:
Pacifička čaplja
Swedish:
korallhäger
Ukrainian:
Чепура тихоокеанська
Chinese:
岩鹭
Chinese (Traditional):
岩鷺


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Pacific Reef-Egret ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Pacific Reef-Egret ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Pacific Reef-Egret ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Pacific Reef-Egret ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Pacific Reef-Egret ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Pacific Reef-Egret ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Pacific Reef-Egret ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Pacific Reef-Egret ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Pacific Reef-Egret ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Pacific Reef-Egret ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Pacific Reef-Egret ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Pacific Reef-egret ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Pacific Reef-egret ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Pacific Reef-egret ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Pacific Reef-egret ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Pacific Reef-egret ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Pacific Reef-egret ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Pacific Reef-egret ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Pacific Reef-egret ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Pacific Reef-egret ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Pacific Reef-egret ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Pacific Reef-egret ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Pacific Reef-egret ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Pacific Reef-egret ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Pacific Reef-egret ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Pacific Reef-egret ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Pacific Reef-egret ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Pacific Reef-egret ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Pacific Reef-egret ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Pacific Reef-egret ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Pacific Reef-egret ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Pacific Reef-egret ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds:
Eastern Reef Egret ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Aigrette sacrée ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Aigrette sacrée ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Eastern Reef Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Pacific Reef-Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Pacific Reef-Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Pacific Reef-Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Eastern Reef Egret ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Pacific Reef-Egret ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Pacific Reef-Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Pacific Reef-Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Pacific Reef-Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Pacific Reef-Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Pacific Reef-Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Pacific Reef-Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Pacific Reef-Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Pacific Reef-Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Pacific Reef-Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Pacific Reef-Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Pacific Reef-Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Pacific Reef-Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Pacific Reef-Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Pacific Reef-Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Pacific Reef-Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Pacific Reef-Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Pacific Reef-Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Pacific Reef-Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Pacific Reef-Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Pacific Reef-Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Pacific Reef-Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Pacific Reef-Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Pacific Reef-Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Pacific Reef-Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Pacific Reef-Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Pacific Reef-Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Pacific Reef-Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Pacific Reef-Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Pacific Reef-Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Pacific Reef-Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Pacific Reef-Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Pacific Reef-Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Pacific Reef-Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Pacific Reef-Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Reef Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Reef Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Pacific Reef Egret ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Pacific Reef Egret ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Pacific Reef Egret ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Pacific Reef Egret ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Pacific Reef Egret ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Pacific Reef Egret ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Pacific Reef Egret ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Pacific Reef Egret ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Pacific Reef Egret ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Pacific Reef Egret ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Pacific Reef Egret ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Eastern Reef-egret ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Pacific Reef-egret ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Pacific Reef-egret ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Pacific Reef-egret ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Pacific Reef-egret ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Pacific Reef Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Pacific Reef Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Pacific Reef Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Pacific Reef Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Pacific Reef Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Pacific Reef Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Pacific Reef Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Pacific Reef Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Pacific Reef Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Pacific Reef Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Pacific Reef Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Pacific Reef Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Pacific Reef Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Pacific Reef Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Pacific Reef Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Pacific Reef Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Pacific Reef Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Pacific Reef Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Pacific Reef Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Pacific Reef Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Pacific Reef Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Pacific Reef Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Pacific Reef Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Pacific Reef Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Pacific Reef Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Pacific Reef Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Pacific Reef Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Pacific Reef Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Pacific Reef Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Pacific Reef Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Pacific Reef Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Pacific Reef Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Pacific Reef Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Pacific Reef Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Pacific Reef Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Pacific Reef Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Pacific Reef Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Pacific Reef Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Pacific Reef Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Pacific Reef Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Pacific Reef Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Pacific Reef Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Pacific Reef Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Pacific Reef Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Pacific Reef Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Pacific Reef Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Pacific Reef Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Pacific Reef Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Pacific Reef Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Pacific Reef Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Pacific Reef Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Pacific Reef-Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Oriental Bird Club:
Pacific Reef Egret ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Egretta sacra [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Demigretta sacra [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Egretta sacra [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Pacific Reef-Egret ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Pacific Reef-Egret ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Pacific Reef-Egret ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Pacific Reef Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Pacific Reef Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Pacific Reef Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Pacific Reef Heron ( Egretta sacra) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Egretta sacra [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Egretta sacra [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Belarusian: Усходняя рыфавая чапля
Bulgarian: Източна рифова чапла
Bengali: প্রশান্ত শৈলবগা, প্র঱াে ব঱রফগা
Bengali (transliteration): praśānta śailabagā
Breton: Herlegon sakr
Catalan: Martinet sagrat
Czech: Volavka pobrežní, volavka pobřežní
Welsh: Crëyr traethau dwyreiniol
Danish: Østlig Revhejre
German: Riffreiher
Greek: Σκoπελoτσικvιάς
English: Blue Heron, Eastern Reef Egret, Eastern Reef Heron, Eastern Reef-Egret, Eastern Reef-Heron, Pacific Reef Egret, Pacific Reef Heron, Pacific Reef-Egret, Pacific Reef-Heron, Reef Egret, Reef Heron
English (Australia): Eastern Reef Egret
English (Bangladesh): Pacific Reef-Heron (Pacific Reef-Egret)
English, HBW: Pacific Reef-egret
English (India): Pacific Reef-Heron (Pacific Reef-Egret)
English (IOC): Pacific Reef Heron
English (New Zealand): Reef Heron
English (United States): Pacific Reef-Heron
Esperanto: Rifa egretardeo, rifa egreto, Rifegreto
Spanish: Garceta de Arrecife, Garza de los arrecifes
Spanish (Chile): Garza de los arrecifes
Spanish (Spain): Garceta de Arrecife
Spanish (HBW): Pacific Reef-Heron
Estonian: rifi-siidhaigur
Finnish: Korallihaikara
French: Aigrette des récifs de l'Est, Aigrette sacrée, Héron des palétuviers
Irish: Éigrit sceire oirthearach
Galician: Garzota sacra
Croatian: debelokljuna čaplja
Hungarian: keleti zátonykócsag
Indonesian: Burung Kuntul Karang, Cangak pasifik, Kantul karang , Kuntul karang
Icelandic: Rifhegri
Italian: Egretta corallina del Pacifico, Garzetta del Pacifico, Garzetta del reef orientale, Garzetta di Reef, Garzetta sacra
Japanese (romaji): kurosagi, Kuro-sagi
Japanese: クロサギ
Japanese (Kanji): 黒鷺
Korean: 흑로
Korean (Transliteration): heung-no
Scientific: Ardea jugularis, Ardea sacra, Demigretta matook carteri, Demigretta ringeri, Demigretta sacra, Demigretta sacra buchanani, Demigretta sacra cooktowni, Demigretta sacra sacra, Demigretta sacra tormenti, Egretta sacra, Egretta sacra sacra
Lithuanian: Jūrinis garnys, Rifinis garnys
Latvian: svētais gārnis
Maori: Matuka Moana, Matuku moana, matuku-moana
Malay: Bangau Batu, Bangau laut, Burung Bangau Batu, Burung Kuntul Hitam, Burung Pucung Batu
Dutch: Oostelijke Rifreiger
Norwegian Nynorsk: Sothegre
Norwegian: Sothegre
Polish: czapla czczona
Pinyin: yán-lù
Portuguese: Garça-dos-recifes-oriental
Portuguese (Portugal): Garça-dos-recifes-oriental, garça-sagrada
Rarotongan: Kōtuku
Rhaeto-Romance: Irun da grip
Romanian: Egretă recifurilor
Russian: Восточная рифовая цапля, Тихоокеанская Рифовая Цапля, Цапля тихоокеанская рифовая
Northern Sami: Korállaháigir
Slovak: volavka posvätná
Slovenian: Vzhodna obalna čaplja
Samoan: matu'u
Serbian: Pacifička čaplja
Swedish: Korallhäger
Tamil: Karai Kokku
Thai: นกยางทะเล
Thai (Transliteration): nók yaaŋ tʰa-lee
Turkish: Kaya akbalıkçılı, Pasifik Kıyı Balıkçılı
Tahitian: out'u
Ukrainian: Чепура тихоокеанська
Vietnamese: Chim Cò đen, Chim Diệc đen, Cò đen, Diệc đen
Chinese: 岩鷺, 岩鹭
Chinese (Traditional): 岩鷺
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 岩鷺
Chinese (Taiwan): 岩鹭

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