-
feathers that seem to
cascade down an
egret's back
during the
breeding season (also
called "
egrets").
Several of the
egrets have been
reclassified from one...
-
pelicans and
belong in the Pelecaniformes, instead. The
great egret—unlike the
typical egrets—does not
belong to the
genus Egretta, but
together with the...
- caerulea),
little egrets (E. garzetta), and
snowy egrets (E. thula) have been recorded. An
older English name for the
cattle egret is buff-backed heron...
- 139–142.
Kushlan James A. (2007). "Sympatric
Foraging of
Little Egrets and
Snowy Egrets in Barbados, West Indies". Waterbirds. 30 (4): 609–612. doi:10...
-
lumped this
species and the
eastern cattle egret together (called the
cattle egret), but the two
cattle egrets are now
treated as
separate species. Despite...
-
classify the
intermediate egret species complex in its own
monotypic genus, Mesophoyx,
while others place it with the
smaller egrets in Egretta.
There were...
- groups.
Snowy egrets breed in
mixed colonies,
which may
include great egrets,
night herons,
tricolored herons,
little blue herons,
cattle egrets,
glossy ibises...
- The
black heron (Egretta ardesiaca), also
known as the
black egret, is an
African heron. It uses its
wings to form a
canopy when fishing. The
black heron...
- in the
second survey circuit. The
nuptial plumes of the
Chinese egret, like
other egrets, were in
demand for
decorating hats. They had been used for this...
- as well as
other species of waterbirds. In a
study of
little egrets and
cattle egrets in India, the
majority of the
colonies surve****
contained both...
