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Little Egret foraging on lily pads, Mt Coot-tha botanic gardens, Brisbane
Image by ozwildlife - Some rights reserved.
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LITTLE EGRET FACTS |
Description
The Little Egret is a small white egret with grey-black legs, black bill and a bright yellow naked face. In the breeding season has two long head plumes,
Other Names
Lesser Egret
Size
60cm
Habitat
tidal mudflats, saltwater and freshwater wetlands, and mangroves
Food
invertebrates, fish and amphibians
Breeding
Builds sparse nest of sticks. Lays 3-5 pale blue-green eggs.
Range
northern, eastern and south-eastern Australia.
Credits:
Map is from Atlas of Living Australia website at https://biocache.ala.org.au licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Classification
| Class: | Aves | | Order: | Ciconiiformes | | Family: | Ardeidae | | Genus: | Egretta | | Species: | garzetta | | Common Name: | Little Egret |
Relatives in same Genus
Intermediate Egret (E. intermedia)
White-faced Heron (E. novaehollandiae)
Reef Heron (E. sacra)
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