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Order:
Pelecaniformes
Family:
Ardeidae
Genus:
Ardea
Scientific:
Ardea alba
Citation:
Linnaeus, 1758
Reference:
Syst.Nat.ed.10 p.144
Protonym:
Ardea alba
Avibase ID:
49D9148A171E7F2E
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/49D9148A
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554135
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Great White Egret ( Egretta alba) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Great White Egret ( Egretta alba) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Great White Egret ( Egretta alba) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Great White Egret ( Egretta alba) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Great Egret ( Egretta alba) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Great Egret ( Egretta alba) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (1886): American Egret ( Ardea egretta) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 1st suppl.): American Egret ( Ardea egretta) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 2nd suppl.): American Egret ( Ardea egretta) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 3rd suppl.): American Egret ( Ardea egretta) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 4th suppl.): American Egret ( Ardea egretta) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 5th suppl.): American Egret ( Ardea egretta) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 6th suppl.): American Egret ( Ardea egretta) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 7th suppl.): American Egret ( Ardea egretta) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (1895): American Egret ( Ardea egretta) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 8th suppl.): American Egret ( Ardea egretta) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 9th suppl.): American Egret ( Ardea egretta) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 10th suppl.): American Egret ( Ardea egretta) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 11th suppl.): American Egret ( Ardea egretta) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 12th suppl.): American Egret ( Herodias egretta) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 13th suppl.): American Egret ( Herodias egretta) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 14th suppl.): American Egret ( Herodias egretta) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 15th suppl.): American Egret ( Herodias egretta) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (1910): Egret ( Herodias egretta) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 16th suppl.): Egret ( Herodias egretta) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 17th suppl.): Egret ( Casmerodius egretta) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 18th suppl.): Egret ( Casmerodius egretta) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (1931): American Egret ( Casmerodius albus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 19th suppl.): American Egret ( Casmerodius albus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 20th suppl.): American Egret ( Casmerodius albus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 21st suppl.): American Egret ( Casmerodius albus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 22nd suppl.): American Egret ( Casmerodius albus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 23rd suppl.): American Egret ( Casmerodius albus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 24th suppl.): American Egret ( Casmerodius albus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 25th suppl.): American Egret ( Casmerodius albus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 26th suppl.): American Egret ( Casmerodius albus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 27th suppl.): American Egret ( Casmerodius albus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 28th suppl.): American Egret ( Casmerodius albus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 29th suppl.): American Egret ( Casmerodius albus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 30th suppl.): American Egret ( Casmerodius albus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 31st suppl.): American Egret ( Casmerodius albus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (1957): Common Egret ( Casmerodius albus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 32nd suppl.): Common Egret ( Casmerodius albus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 33rd suppl.): Common Egret ( Casmerodius albus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 34th suppl.): Great Egret ( Casmerodius albus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983): Great Egret ( Casmerodius albus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.): Great Egret ( Casmerodius albus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.): Great Egret ( Casmerodius albus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.): Great Egret ( Casmerodius albus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.): Great Egret ( Casmerodius albus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.): Great Egret ( Casmerodius albus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Western Great or Eastern Great Egret ( Ardea [alba or modesta]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Western Great or Eastern Great Egret ( Ardea [alba or modesta]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Western Great or Eastern Great Egret ( Ardea [alba or modesta]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Western Great or Eastern Great Egret ( Ardea [alba or modesta]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Western Great or Eastern Great Egret ( Ardea [alba or modesta]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Western Great or Eastern Great Egret ( Ardea [alba or modesta]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Western Great or Eastern Great Egret ( Ardea [alba or modesta]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Western Great or Eastern Great Egret ( Ardea [alba or modesta]) |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Great Egret ( Casmerodius albus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Great Egret ( Casmerodius albus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Great Egret ( Casmerodius albus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Great Egret ( Casmerodius albus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Great Egret ( Casmerodius albus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Great Egret ( Casmerodius albus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Great Egret ( Casmerodius albus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Great Egret ( Casmerodius albus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Great Egret ( Casmerodius albus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Great White Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Great White Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Great White Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Great White Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Great White Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Great White Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Great White Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Great White Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition, incl. Jan 2009 suppl.): Great White Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Grande Aigrette ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Grande Aigrette ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Great Egret ( Casmerodius albus) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Great Egret ( Egretta alba) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Great Egret ( Egretta alba) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Great Egret ( Casmerodius albus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Great White Egret ( Egretta alba) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Great White Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Great White Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Great White Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Great White Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Great Egret ( Casmerodius albus) [version 1] |
Oriental Bird Club: Great Egret ( Casmerodius albus) [version 1] |
James Lee Peters: Ardea alba [version 1] |
James Lee Peters (original): Casmerodius albus [version 1] |
James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Ardea alba [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Great Egret ( Casmerodius albus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Great Egret ( Casmerodius albus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Great Egret ( Ardea alba) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Ardea alba [version 1] |
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