Plumed Egret
Ardea plumifera(Gould, J, 1848)
English (US) Plumed Egret
The Plumed Egret (Ardea plumifera) 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.
Range: eastern Indonesia, New Guinea, and northern and eastern Australia (Pilbara and Kimberley regions of Western Australia eastward to eastern South Australia)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Ardea plumifera
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Plumed Egret
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1848)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Herodias plumiferus
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1848)
- Type locality
- New South Wales.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.15, no.179 p.221
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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