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Little or Dimorphic Egret
Egretta [garzetta or dimorpha] (= Egretta garzetta) (Linnaeus, C 1766)
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
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Pelecaniformes
Family:
Ardeidae
Genus:
Egretta
Scientific:
Egretta garzetta
Classification
Order:Pelecaniformes
Family:
Ardeidae
Genus:
Egretta
Scientific:
Egretta garzetta
Original description
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 identifiers
Avibase ID:
F2858F9FFB9DFDCF
Avibase ID:
avibase-F2858F9F
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/F2858F9F
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 174816
Geographic range:
- Egretta [garzetta or dimorpha]: wetlands of Eurasia, Africa, and Australasia from southern British Isles east through Caspian region, sub-Himalayan region, and eastward to Japan; in south throughout Africa (including Cape Verde Islands) and Malagasy region, and east through New Guinea and Australia; recently established in Antigua and Barbados (northern and southern Lesser Antilles)
- Egretta garzetta garzetta: widespread Eurasia, eastern and southern Africa
- Egretta garzetta immaculata: Indonesia and Philippines to New Guinea, and northern and eastern Australia
- Egretta dimorpha: East African coast and locally inland; Europa Island (southern Mozambique Channel), Aldabra (southwestern Seychelles), and Madagascar
Source: Clements checklist
Little or Dimorphic Egret
French:
Aigrette garzette ou A. dimorphe
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 31st suppl.): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (1957): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 32nd suppl.): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 33rd suppl.): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 34th suppl.): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Little or Dimorphic Egret ( Egretta [garzetta or dimorpha]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Little or Dimorphic Egret ( Egretta [garzetta or dimorpha]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Little or Dimorphic Egret ( Egretta [garzetta or dimorpha]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Little or Dimorphic Egret ( Egretta [garzetta or dimorpha]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Little or Dimorphic Egret ( Egretta [garzetta or dimorpha]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Little or Dimorphic Egret ( Egretta [garzetta or dimorpha]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Little or Dimorphic Egret ( Egretta [garzetta or dimorpha]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Little or Dimorphic Egret ( Egretta [garzetta or dimorpha]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Little or Dimorphic Egret ( Egretta [garzetta or dimorpha]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Little or Dimorphic Egret ( Egretta [garzetta or dimorpha]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Little or Dimorphic Egret ( Egretta [garzetta or dimorpha]) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024): Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species group (sometimes a species)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Egretta [garzetta, gularis or dimorpha]
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Kleinwitreier
Arabic: الغرنوق الأبيض, بلشون ابيض صغير
Asturian: Garcia Cande, Garcina blanca
Azerbaijani: Kiçik ağ vağ
Belarusian: Малая белая чапля
Bulgarian: Малка бяла чапла
Bengali: ছোট বগা
Breton: An herlegon bihan
Catalan: Martinet blanc, Martinet blanc comú
Catalan (Balears): Agró blanc
Czech: volavka stříbřitá
Welsh: Crëyr bach
Danish: Silkehejre
German: Seidenreiher
Greek: (Κοινός) Λευκοτσικνιάς, Λευκοτσικνιάς
Greek (Cypriot): Χιονάτη
English: Little Egret, Little or Dimorphic Egret
English, HBW: Little Egret/dimorpha Western Reef-egret
English (IOC): Little/Dimorphic Egret
English (Kenya): Little/Dimorphic Egret
English (Philippines): Little Egret
English (United States): Little Egret
Esperanto: Malgranda egretardeo
Spanish: Garceta Común
Spanish (Dominican Rep.): Garza Chiquita
Spanish (Spain): Garceta Común
Spanish (HBW): Garceta común
Spanish (Puerto Rico): Garceta Común
Estonian: siidhaigur
Basque: Koartzatxo txikia, Lertxuntxo txikia
Persian: اگرت کوچک
Finnish: silkkihaikara
Faroese: Silkihegri
French: Aigrette garzette, Aigrette garzette ou A. dimorphe
Irish: Éigrit Bheag
Gaelic: Corra Gheal Bheag
Galician: Garceta común, Garzota
Haitian Creole French: Ti Krabye etranje
Hebrew: לבנית קטנה
Hindi: Chinna vellai kokku
Croatian: Mala Bijela Čaplja, Mala čaplja
Hungarian: Kis kócsag
Armenian: Սպիտակ Փոքր Տառեղ
Indonesian: Burung Kuntul Kecil, Burung Kuntul Perak Kecil, Kuntul kecil
Icelandic: Bjarthegri
Italian: Garzetta
Japanese (romaji): kosagi, ko-sagi, mino shira-sagi, shira-sagi
Japanese: コサギ, シラサギ, ミノシラサギ
Japanese (Kanji): 小鷺, 白鷺, 蓑白鷺
Georgian: მცირე თეთრი ყანჩა, პატარა ოყარა
Kazakh: Кишкене аққұтан
Kazakh (Transliteration): kişkene aq-qutan
Korean: 쇠백로
Korean (Transliteration): soe-baeng-no
Cornish: Kerghyth penvagas lyha
Kwangali: Samunkoma
Scientific: Ardea Garzetta, Egretta [garzetta or dimorpha], Egretta garzetta, Egretta garzetta garzetta, Herodias garzetta
Luxembourgish: Klenge wäisse Reeër
Lithuanian: Mažasis baltasis garnys
Latvian: Mazais baltais gārnis, Zīda gārnis
Macedonian: Мала бела (Сребреникава) чапја, мала бела чапја
Malayalam: ചിന്നമുണ്ടി, ചിന്നമുണ്ടി
Mongolian: Хурган дэглий, Хурган дэглээ, Хурган цагаан дэглий
Mongolian (Bichig): ᠬᠣᠷᠠᠭᠠᠨ ᠲᠡᠭᠡᠯᠡᠢ
Mongolian (Bichig, Inner Mongolia): ᠣᠳᠣᠢ ᠴᠠᠭᠠᠨ ᠲᠡᠭᠡᠯᠡᠢ
Mongolian (Cyrillic, Inner Mongolia): Одой цагаан дэглий
Mongolian (Transliteration): khurg aŋ deglee, khurg aŋ tsag aaŋ deglii, odoi tsagaaŋ deglii
Marathi: छोटा बगळा
Malay: Burung Bangau Kecil, Burung Bangau Ular
Maltese: Agrett Abjad
Nepali: सानो सेतोबकुल्ला
Dutch: Kleine Zilverreiger
Norwegian Nynorsk: Silkehegre
Norwegian: Silkehegre
Polish: czapla nadobna
Pinyin: bái lùsī, bái-hè, bái-lù, bái-niǎo, chōng-chú, chūn-chú, jí xiǎo bái-lù, lùsī, sī-qín, xiǎo bái-lù, xuě-kè, yī bēi lù
Portuguese: Garça-branca-pequena
Portuguese (Brazil): garça-branca-pequena-européia, garça-pequena-europeia
Portuguese (Portugal): Garça-branca-pequena
Romansh: Irun da saida
Romanian: Egretă mică
Russian: Малая белая цапля, Чепуранужда
Northern Sami: Silkeháigir
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Punchi Ali-koka
Slovak: beluša malá
Slovenian: mala bela caplja, Mala bela čaplja
Albanian: Çapka e bardhe e vogel
Serbian: Mala bela čaplja, mala bijela čaplja
Sotho, Southern: Leholosiane
Swedish: Silkeshäger, silkeshäger/kusthäger
Swahili: Dandala
Tamil: Chinna Kokku
Thai: นกยางเปีย
Thai (Transliteration): nók yaaŋ pia
Turkish: Küçük Ak Balıkçıl, Кішкене аққұтан
Ukrainian: Мала біла чапля, Чепура мала
Vietnamese: Chim Cò ngàng, Chim Cò trắng
Chinese: 一杯鹭, 丝琴, 小白鹭, 春锄, 极小白鹭, 白鸟, 白鹤, 白鹭, 白鹭鸶, 舂锄, 雪客, 鹭鸶
Chinese (Traditional): 一杯鷺, 小白鷺, 春鋤, 極小白鷺, 白鳥, 白鶴, 白鷺, 白鷺鷥, 絲琴, 舂鋤, 雪客, 鷺鷥
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 小白鷺
Chinese (Taiwan): 小白鹭
Zulu: iNgekle
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