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Egrets (/ˈiːɡrəts/ EE-grəts) are herons,
generally long-legged
wading birds, that have
white or buff plumage,
developing fine
plumes (usually
milky white)...
- The
great egret (Ardea alba), also
known as the
common egret,
large egret, or (in the Old World)
great white egret or
great white heron, is a large, widely...
- The
snowy egret (Egretta thula) is a
small white heron. The
genus name
comes from Provençal
French for the
little egret, aigrette,
which is a diminutive...
- The
little egret (Egretta garzetta) is a
species of
small heron in the
family Ardeidae. It is a
white bird with a
slender black beak, long
black legs...
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cattle egret and the
eastern cattle egret,
although some
authorities regard them as a
single species.
Despite the
similarities in
plumage to the
egrets of...
- The
medium egret (Ardea intermedia),
median egret,
smaller egret or
intermediate egret, is a medium-sized heron. Some
taxonomists put the
species in the...
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intermediate egret (Ardea
intermedia sensu lato)
alongside the
Asian intermediate egret (A. (i.) intermedia) and the
African yellow-billed
egret (A. (i.)...
- The
reddish egret (Egretta rufescens) is a medium-sized
heron that is a
resident breeder in
Central America, the Bahamas, the Caribbean, the Gulf Coast...
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borne the name
Egret,
after the bird, the
Egret: HMT
Egret (1918) was a
trawler hired between 1918 and 1919. HMS
Egret (L75) was an
Egret-class
sloop launched...
- the yellow-billed
egret was
regarded as a
subspecies of the
intermediate egret (A. (i.) intermedia) of Asia, as was the
plumed egret (A. (i.) plumifera)...
