little egret
egretta garzetta latin

A little egret is standing at the tail of the dragon.

Little Egret has become a frequent sighting in recent years.

Once rare, Little Egrets are now seen regularly and in increasing numbers.

One of the endangered species protected at the centre is the Little Egret.

The usual clutch is three to four eggs which are light blue as in the Little Egret.

Globally, the Little Egret is not listed as a threatened species.

There are at least two subspecies of Little Egret.

Little Egrets have yellow-soled feet and black bills.

A colony of little egrets and grey herons breeds in a nearby wood.

Depending on authority, two or three subspecies of Little Egret are currently accepted.

Great and little egrets feed in marshy shallows (below).

The rare Little Egret can also be spotted.

The reserve's heronry boasts nesting grey herons and little egrets.

Little Egrets, Greenshanks and other rare species were observed migrating in the area as well.

Other creatures which benefit from the rice monoculture include little egrets and Chinese pond herons.

Many other birds, such as little egrets, avocets and marsh harriers, can also be seen in the reserve.

In the same complex is the delightful, multicuisine Little Egret Restaurant.

The Little Egret has now started to colonise the New World.

At one time, the plumes of the Little Egret and other egrets were in demand for decorating hats.

Little Egrets have recently joined Grey Herons in the heronry.

Little Egrets eat fish, insects, amphibians, crustaceans, and reptiles.

Little egrets, having returned to Britain after an absence of half a millennium, are in their element: they also live in Africa.

By the 1950s, the Little Egret had become restricted to southern Europe, and conservation laws protecting the species were introduced.

The Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) is a small white heron.

Other waterfowl in the zoo's collection include Chilean flamingos, scarlet ibis and little egrets.

The Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) is a small white heron.

The plumage is white throughout the bird's life and resembles the Little Egret Egretta garzetta.

Little Egret, Egretta garzetta - breeding?

A recent addition to the island's avifauna is the Little Egret (Egretta garzetta), which has recently colonized the island from Africa.

In 2009, the IUCN lumped Egretta dimorpha with the Little Egret Egretta garzetta.

Rare cases of hybridization with Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea, Little Egret Egretta garzetta and Snowy Egret Egretta thula have been recorded.