Great Egret
Ardea albaLinnaeus, C, 1758
English (US) Great Egret
The Great Egret (Ardea alba) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Ardeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns) in the order Pelecaniformes.
- Scientific name
- Ardea alba
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Great Egret
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1758
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Ardea alba alba
- Ardea alba melanorhynchos
- Ardea alba egretta
- Ardea alba modesta
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1758
- Type locality
- Europe.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.144
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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