Snowy Egret
Egretta thula(Molina, GI, 1782)
English (US) Snowy Egret
The Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) 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 thula
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Snowy Egret
- Described by
- (Molina, GI, 1782)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Egretta thula brewsteri
- Egretta thula thula
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Ardea Thula
- Described by
- (Molina, GI, 1782)
- Type locality
- Chile.
- Original description
- Saggio sulla storia naturale del Chili p.235
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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