Egretta garzetta
Little Egret at Fyshwick, ACT
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| Egretta garzetta | ChrisDavey | 9 Apr 2017 | |
| Egretta garzetta | ArcherCallaway | 3 Apr 2017 | |
| Ardea plumifera | ChrisDavey | 2 Apr 2017 | |
| Egretta garzetta | roymcd | 23 Mar 2017 |
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2 comments
3 Apr 2017
Well doesn't the black (or at least partly black) bill make it a little? This same bird has been reported as such with photos on ebird...
3 Apr 2017
Photos of similar birds as little egret on Graeme champman's site- page 2 and 3
http://www.graemechapman.com.au/library/viewphotos.php?c=710&pg=2
http://www.graemechapman.com.au/library/viewphotos.php?c=710&pg=2
Location information
- Coordinates 149.162270-35.314425
- Maps Jerrabomberra Wetlands
- Places Fyshwick, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 16 Mar 2017 12:37 PM Recorded on
- roymcd Recorded by
Collections
- roymcd Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Egretta garzetta Colonial nesters (Herons, Cormorants, etc) Water birds Birds
Species information
- Egretta garzetta Scientific name
- Little Egret Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 568.2m Recorded at altitude