Egretta garzetta

Little Egret at Fyshwick, ACT

Egretta garzetta at Fyshwick, ACT - 16 Mar 2017
Egretta garzetta at Fyshwick, ACT - 16 Mar 2017
Egretta garzetta at Fyshwick, ACT - 16 Mar 2017
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Identification history

Egretta garzetta 9 Apr 2017 ChrisDavey
Egretta garzetta 3 Apr 2017 ArcherCallaway
Ardea plumifera 2 Apr 2017 ChrisDavey
Egretta garzetta 23 Mar 2017 roymcd

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   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

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Anax papuensis (Australian Emperor) at Fyshwick, ACT - 23 Oct 2020 by RodDeb
Oxyura australis (Blue-billed Duck) at Fyshwick, ACT - 16 Oct 2020 by RodDeb
Sericornis frontalis (White-browed Scrubwren) at Fyshwick, ACT - 16 Oct 2020 by RodDeb
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Malurus cyaneus (Superb Fairywren) at Fyshwick, ACT - 9 Oct 2020 by Cricket
Sericornis frontalis (White-browed Scrubwren) at Fyshwick, ACT - 9 Oct 2020 by JimL

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Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 16 Mar 2017 12:37 PM Recorded on
  • roymcd Recorded by

Species information

  • Egretta garzetta Scientific name
  • Little Egret Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Rare or uncommon native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 568.2m Recorded at altitude
  • 70 images trained Machine learning
  • External link More information
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