Pacific Reef Heron
Egretta sacra(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
English (US) Pacific Reef Heron
The Pacific Reef Heron (Egretta sacra) 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 sacra
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Pacific Reef Heron
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Egretta sacra sacra
- Egretta sacra albolineata
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Ardea sacra
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
- Type locality
- Tahiti.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2 p.640
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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