Little Egret
Egretta garzetta(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
English (US) Little Egret
The Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) 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
- Egretta garzetta
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Little Egret
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Egretta garzetta garzetta
- Egretta garzetta dimorpha
- Egretta garzetta immaculata
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Ardea Garzetta
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
- Type locality
- 'Oriente,' ex Brisson.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.237
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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