Overview
Interesting Facts
- Reddish Egrets can be found in two color morphs , "normal" and white.
Common Names
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Common Names in Czech:
Volavka Cervenav
Common Names in Danish:
Rusthejre
Common Names in Dutch:
Roodhalsreiger
Common Names in English:
Dickey's egret, reddish egret, Reddish Heron
Common Names in Estonian:
Tantsuhaigur
Common Names in Finnish:
Klovnihaikara
Common Names in French:
Aigrette Rouss, Aigrette rouss‚tre
Common Names in German:
Blaufu, Rötelreiher
Common Names in Haitian Creole French:
Krabye T
Common Names in Italian:
Egretta Rossiccia, Garzetta Rugginosa
Common Names in Japanese:
Akakurosagi, アカクロサギ
Common Names in Latin:
Ardea rufa
Common Names in Lithuanian:
Rudakaklis Garnys
Common Names in Polish:
Czapla Rdzawoszyja
Common Names in Spanish:
Garceta rojiza
Common Names in Spanish (Costa Rica):
Garceta Rojiza
Common Names in Spanish (Cuba):
Garza Morada
Common Names in Spanish (Dominican Republic):
Garza Rojiza
Common Names in Spanish (Honduras):
Garza Rojiza
Common Names in Spanish (Mexico):
Garceta Rojiza
Common Names in Spanish (Nicaragua):
Garceta Rojiza
Common Names in Swedish:
Rosth
Common Names in unspecified:
Reddish Egret
Description
Physical Description
Adult Dark Morph : Head : rufous Face : Facial Skin : dark blue Bill: pink with black tip Neck: rufous Body: gray Legs : Leg Color: dark blue.Adult White Morph: Head: white Face: Facial Skin: dark blue Bill: pink with black tip Neck: white Body: white Legs: Leg Color: dark blue.
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
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)
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
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)
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
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)
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
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)
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
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)
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
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)
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
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)
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
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)
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Aves
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)
- Linnaeus, 1758
- Subclass:
Avialae
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)
- Gauthier, 1986
- Infraclass:
Aves
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)
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
- Cohort:
Neognathae
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)
- Pycraft, 1900
- Superorder:
Ciconiimorphae
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)
- Garrod, 1874
- Order:
Ardeiformes
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)
- Wagler, 1830
- Order:
Ardeiformes
(
- Superorder:
Ciconiimorphae
(
- Cohort:
Neognathae
(
- Infraclass:
Aves
(
- Subclass:
Avialae
(
- Class:
Aves
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Egretta rufescens (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)
Similar Species
Members of the genus Egretta
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 30 species and subspecies in this genus:
E. alba (Great White Egret) · E. ardesiaca (Black Egret) · E. caerulea (Little Blue Heron) · E. caerulea caerulea (Little Blue Heron) · E. dimorpha (Madagascar Heron) · E. eulophotes (Swinhoe's Egret) · E. garzetta (Little Egret) · E. garzetta garzetta (Little Egret) · E. garzetta nigripes (Little Egret) · E. gularis (Western Reef Egret) · E. gularis gularis (African Reef Heron) · E. ibis (Cattle Egret) · E. ibis ibis (Cattle Egret) · E. intermedia (Yellow-Billed Egret) · E. intermedia intermedia (Yellow-Billed Egret) · E. novaehollandiae (White-Faced Egret) · E. novaehollandiae novaehollandiae (White-Faced Heron) · E. picata (Pied Heron) · (Dickey's Egret) · E. rufescens dickeyi (Dickey's Egret) · E. rufescens rufescens (Dickey's Egret) · E. sacra (Eastern Reef Egret) · E. sacra sacra (Eastern Reef Egret) · E. thula (Little White Egret) · E. thula brewsteri (Snowy Egret) · E. thula thula (Snowy Egret) · E. tricolor (Tricoloured Heron) · E. tricolor ruficollis (Louisiana Heron) · E. tricolor tricolor (Tricoloured Heron) · E. vinaceigula (Brown-Throaded Heron)
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Notes
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 12, 2008:
- Avian Knowledge Network: eBird
- Avian Knowledge Network: Great Backyard Bird Count
- Avian Knowledge Network: Project FeederWatch
- Canadian Museum of Nature: Canadian Museum of Nature Bird Collection
- Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History: Santa Barbara Musem of Natural History
- UNIBIO, IBUNAM: CNAV/Coleccion Nacional de Aves
- University of Michigan Museum of Zoology (UMMZ): Bird specimens
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 8813
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-174824
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 2481022
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 174824
- IUCN ID: 206613
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: ABNGA06060
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 13670
