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mw-list-item"><a href="https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grootwitreier" title="Grootwitreier – Afrikaans" lang="af" hreflang="af" data-title="Grootwitreier" data-language-autonym="Afrikaans" data-language-local-name="Afrikaans" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Afrikaans</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B6_%D9%83%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B1" title="بلشون أبيض كبير – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="بلشون أبيض كبير" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ardea_alba" title="Ardea alba – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Ardea alba" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-as mw-list-item"><a href="https://as.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%B0_%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%97" title="বৰ বগ – Assamese" lang="as" hreflang="as" data-title="বৰ বগ" data-language-autonym="অসমীয়া" data-language-local-name="Assamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>অসমীয়া</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ardea_alba" title="Ardea alba – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Ardea alba" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%B0ri_a%C4%9F_va%C4%9F" title="İri ağ vağ – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="İri ağ vağ" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BC_%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%95" title="বড় বক – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="বড় বক" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ba mw-list-item"><a href="https://ba.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D2%98%D1%83%D1%80_%D0%B0%D2%A1_%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BB%D3%99%D0%BD" title="Ҙур аҡ селән – Bashkir" lang="ba" hreflang="ba" data-title="Ҙур аҡ селән" data-language-autonym="Башҡортса" data-language-local-name="Bashkir" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Башҡортса</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A7%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%BB%D1%8F_%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%B2%D1%8F%D0%BB%D1%96%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F" title="Чапля белая вялікая – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Чапля белая вялікая" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A7%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%BB%D1%8F_%D0%B2%D1%8F%D0%BB%D1%96%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%8F" title="Чапля вялікая белая – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Чапля вялікая белая" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8F%D0%BC%D0%B0_%D0%B1%D1%8F%D0%BB%D0%B0_%D1%87%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%BB%D0%B0" title="Голяма бяла чапла – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Голяма бяла чапла" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velika_bijela_%C4%8Daplja" title="Velika bijela čaplja – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Velika bijela čaplja" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herlegon_bras" title="Herlegon bras – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Herlegon bras" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agr%C3%B3_blanc" title="Agró blanc – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Agró blanc" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cv mw-list-item"><a href="https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%8B%D1%81%D3%91%D0%BA_%D1%88%D1%83%D1%80%D3%91_%D1%87%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD" title="Пысӑк шурӑ чарлан – Chuvash" lang="cv" hreflang="cv" data-title="Пысӑк шурӑ чарлан" data-language-autonym="Чӑвашла" data-language-local-name="Chuvash" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Чӑвашла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ardea_alba" title="Ardea alba – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Ardea alba" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volavka_b%C3%ADl%C3%A1" title="Volavka bílá – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Volavka bílá" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-co mw-list-item"><a href="https://co.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ardea_alba" title="Ardea alba – Corsican" lang="co" hreflang="co" data-title="Ardea alba" data-language-autonym="Corsu" data-language-local-name="Corsican" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Corsu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cr%C3%AByr_mawr_gwyn" title="Crëyr mawr gwyn – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Crëyr mawr gwyn" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%B8lvhejre" title="Sølvhejre – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Sølvhejre" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silberreiher" title="Silberreiher – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Silberreiher" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nv mw-list-item"><a href="https://nv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toohj%C4%AF%CA%BC_ndiigaiitsoh" title="Toohjįʼ ndiigaiitsoh – Navajo" lang="nv" hreflang="nv" data-title="Toohjįʼ ndiigaiitsoh" data-language-autonym="Diné bizaad" data-language-local-name="Navajo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Diné bizaad</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dsb mw-list-item"><a href="https://dsb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slobrowita_%C5%A1ytawa" title="Slobrowita šytawa – Lower Sorbian" lang="dsb" hreflang="dsb" data-title="Slobrowita šytawa" data-language-autonym="Dolnoserbski" data-language-local-name="Lower Sorbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dolnoserbski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%B5behaigur" title="Hõbehaigur – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Hõbehaigur" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%91%CF%81%CE%B3%CF%85%CF%81%CE%BF%CF%84%CF%83%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%BD%CE%B9%CE%AC%CF%82" title="Αργυροτσικνιάς – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Αργυροτσικνιάς" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ardea_alba" title="Ardea alba – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Ardea alba" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granda_egretardeo" title="Granda egretardeo – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Granda egretardeo" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koartza_zuri" title="Koartza zuri – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Koartza zuri" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AD%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B5%DB%8C%D9%84_%D8%B3%D9%81%DB%8C%D8%AF_%D8%A8%D8%B2%D8%B1%DA%AF" title="حواصیل سفید بزرگ – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="حواصیل سفید بزرگ" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fo mw-list-item"><a href="https://fo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silvurhegri" title="Silvurhegri – Faroese" lang="fo" hreflang="fo" data-title="Silvurhegri" data-language-autonym="Føroyskt" data-language-local-name="Faroese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Føroyskt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grande_Aigrette" title="Grande Aigrette – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Grande Aigrette" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grutte_wite_reager" title="Grutte wite reager – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Grutte wite reager" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89igrit_mh%C3%B3r" title="Éigrit mhór – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Éigrit mhór" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gd mw-list-item"><a href="https://gd.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corra-bh%C3%A0n" title="Corra-bhàn – Scottish Gaelic" lang="gd" hreflang="gd" data-title="Corra-bhàn" data-language-autonym="Gàidhlig" data-language-local-name="Scottish Gaelic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gàidhlig</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garza_branca" title="Garza branca – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Garza branca" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%8C%80%EB%B0%B1%EB%A1%9C" title="대백로 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="대백로" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ha mw-list-item"><a href="https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farin_zalbe" title="Farin zalbe – Hausa" lang="ha" hreflang="ha" data-title="Farin zalbe" data-language-autonym="Hausa" data-language-local-name="Hausa" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hausa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8D%D5%BA%D5%AB%D5%BF%D5%A1%D5%AF_%D5%B4%D5%A5%D5%AE_%D5%BF%D5%A1%D5%BC%D5%A5%D5%B2" title="Սպիտակ մեծ տառեղ – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Սպիտակ մեծ տառեղ" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hsb mw-list-item"><a href="https://hsb.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C4%9B%C5%82a_%C4%8Dapla" title="Běła čapla – Upper Sorbian" lang="hsb" hreflang="hsb" data-title="Běła čapla" data-language-autonym="Hornjoserbsce" data-language-local-name="Upper Sorbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hornjoserbsce</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velika_bijela_%C4%8Daplja" title="Velika bijela čaplja – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Velika bijela čaplja" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuntul_besar" title="Kuntul besar – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Kuntul besar" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mjallhegri" title="Mjallhegri – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Mjallhegri" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ardea_alba" title="Ardea alba – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Ardea alba" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9C%D7%91%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%AA_%D7%92%D7%93%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%94" title="לבנית גדולה – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="לבנית גדולה" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pam mw-list-item"><a href="https://pam.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tagak" title="Tagak – Pampanga" lang="pam" hreflang="pam" data-title="Tagak" data-language-autonym="Kapampangan" data-language-local-name="Pampanga" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kapampangan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka badge-Q17437796 badge-featuredarticle mw-list-item" title="featured article badge"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%93%E1%83%98%E1%83%93%E1%83%98_%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A7%E1%83%90%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98" title="დიდი ოყარი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="დიდი ოყარი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D2%AE%D0%BB%D0%BA%D0%B5%D0%BD_%D0%B0%D2%9B%D2%9B%D2%B1%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD" title="Үлкен аққұтан – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Үлкен аққұтан" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9Eaqaviy%C3%AA_sp%C3%AE_y%C3%AA_mezin" title="Şaqaviyê spî yê mezin – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Şaqaviyê spî yê mezin" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lielais_baltais_g%C4%81rnis" title="Lielais baltais gārnis – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Lielais baltais gārnis" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didysis_baltasis_garnys" title="Didysis baltasis garnys – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Didysis baltasis garnys" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-olo mw-list-item"><a href="https://olo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jalohaigari" title="Jalohaigari – Livvi-Karelian" lang="olo" hreflang="olo" data-title="Jalohaigari" data-language-autonym="Livvinkarjala" data-language-local-name="Livvi-Karelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Livvinkarjala</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagy_k%C3%B3csag" title="Nagy kócsag – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Nagy kócsag" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%B0_%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B0_%D1%87%D0%B0%D0%BF%D1%98%D0%B0" title="Голема бела чапја – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Голема бела чапја" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanofotsy" title="Vanofotsy – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Vanofotsy" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%AA%E0%B5%86%E0%B4%B0%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%AE%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%A3%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9F%E0%B4%BF" title="പെരുമുണ്ടി – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="പെരുമുണ്ടി" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mi mw-list-item"><a href="https://mi.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C5%8Dtuku" title="Kōtuku – Māori" lang="mi" hreflang="mi" data-title="Kōtuku" data-language-autonym="Māori" data-language-local-name="Māori" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Māori</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B6_%D9%83%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B1" title="بلشون ابيض كبير – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="بلشون ابيض كبير" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangau_besar" title="Bangau besar – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Bangau besar" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-my mw-list-item"><a href="https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%84%E1%80%94%E1%80%BA%E1%80%B8%E1%80%97%E1%80%BB%E1%80%AD%E1%80%AF%E1%80%84%E1%80%BA%E1%80%B8" title="ငန်းဗျိုင်း – Burmese" lang="my" hreflang="my" data-title="ငန်းဗျိုင်း" data-language-autonym="မြန်မာဘာသာ" data-language-local-name="Burmese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>မြန်မာဘာသာ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grote_zilverreiger" title="Grote zilverreiger – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Grote zilverreiger" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A0%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8B_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE" title="ठूलो सेतोबकुल्ला – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="ठूलो सेतोबकुल्ला" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%80%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B5%E3%82%AE" title="ダイサギ – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ダイサギ" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egretthegre" title="Egretthegre – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Egretthegre" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egretthegre" title="Egretthegre – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Egretthegre" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pms mw-list-item"><a href="https://pms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egretta_alba" title="Egretta alba – Piedmontese" lang="pms" hreflang="pms" data-title="Egretta alba" data-language-autonym="Piemontèis" data-language-local-name="Piedmontese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Piemontèis</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czapla_bia%C5%82a" title="Czapla biała – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Czapla biała" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gar%C3%A7a-branca-grande" title="Garça-branca-grande – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Garça-branca-grande" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egret%C4%83_mare" title="Egretă mare – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Egretă mare" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-qu mw-list-item"><a href="https://qu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatun_waqar" title="Hatun waqar – Quechua" lang="qu" hreflang="qu" data-title="Hatun waqar" data-language-autonym="Runa Simi" data-language-local-name="Quechua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Runa Simi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-rue mw-list-item"><a href="https://rue.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D1%96%D0%BB%D0%B0_%D1%87%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%BB%D1%8F" title="Біла чапля – Rusyn" lang="rue" hreflang="rue" data-title="Біла чапля" data-language-autonym="Русиньскый" data-language-local-name="Rusyn" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русиньскый</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%88%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D1%86%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%BB%D1%8F" title="Большая белая цапля – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Большая белая цапля" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_egret" title="Great egret – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Great egret" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belu%C5%A1a_ve%C4%BEk%C3%A1" title="Beluša veľká – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Beluša veľká" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velika_bela_%C4%8Daplja" title="Velika bela čaplja – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Velika bela čaplja" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B0_%D1%87%D0%B0%D0%BF%D1%99%D0%B0" title="Велика бела чапља – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Велика бела чапља" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velika_bijela_%C4%8Daplja" title="Velika bijela čaplja – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Velika bijela čaplja" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jalohaikara" title="Jalohaikara – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Jalohaikara" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%84gretth%C3%A4ger" title="Ägretthäger – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Ägretthäger" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF_%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8A%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81" title="பெரிய கொக்கு – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="பெரிய கொக்கு" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tt mw-list-item"><a href="https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%97%D1%83%D1%80_%D0%B0%D0%BA_%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%BB%D3%99%D0%BD" title="Зур ак челән – Tatar" lang="tt" hreflang="tt" data-title="Зур ак челән" data-language-autonym="Татарча / tatarça" data-language-local-name="Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Татарча / tatarça</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%87%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%99%E0%B9%83%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%8D%E0%B9%88" title="นกยางโทนใหญ่ – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="นกยางโทนใหญ่" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%BCy%C3%BCk_ak_bal%C4%B1k%C3%A7%C4%B1l" title="Büyük ak balıkçıl – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Büyük ak balıkçıl" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A7%D0%B5%D0%BF%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B0_%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Чепура велика – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Чепура велика" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Di%E1%BB%87c_l%E1%BB%9Bn" title="Diệc lớn – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Diệc lớn" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tiếng Việt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-war mw-list-item"><a href="https://war.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ardea_alba" 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class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></small></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="color:inherit; min-width:15em; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(235,235,210)"><a href="/wiki/Taxonomy_(biology)" title="Taxonomy (biology)">Scientific classification</a> <span class="plainlinks taxobox-edit-taxonomy skin-invert" style="font-size:smaller; float:right; padding-right:0.4em; margin-left:-3em;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Template:Taxonomy/Ardea" title="Edit this classification"><img alt="Edit this classification" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr.svg/23px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr.svg/30px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr.svg.png 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title="Binomial nomenclature">Binomial name</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center"><b><span class="binomial"><span style="font-weight:normal;"></span><i>Ardea alba</i></span></b><br /><div style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Carl_Linnaeus" title="Carl Linnaeus">Linnaeus</a>, <a href="/wiki/10th_edition_of_Systema_Naturae" title="10th edition of Systema Naturae">1758</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Ardea_alba_map.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Ardea_alba_map.svg/220px-Ardea_alba_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="112" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Ardea_alba_map.svg/330px-Ardea_alba_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Ardea_alba_map.svg/440px-Ardea_alba_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="940" data-file-height="477" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-size: 88%">Range of <i>A. alba</i> (excluding <i><a href="/wiki/Eastern_great_egret" title="Eastern great egret">A. a. modesta</a></i>) <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><div class="legend" style="text-align:left;"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid gray; background-color:#FFFF00; color:black; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid;"> </span> Breeding range</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend" style="text-align:left;"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid gray; background-color:#008000; color:white; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid;"> </span> Year-round range</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend" style="text-align:left;"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid gray; background-color:#0000FF; color:white; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid;"> </span> Wintering range</div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="color:inherit; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(235,235,210)"><a href="/wiki/Synonym_(taxonomy)" title="Synonym (taxonomy)">Synonyms</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: left"> <ul><li><i>Herodias egretta</i> <small>Boie, 1822</small></li> <li><i>Casmerodius egretta</i> <small>Gloger, 1842</small></li> <li><i>Casmerodius albus</i> <small>Oberholser, 1919</small></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Egretta" title="Egretta">Egretta</a> alba</i> <small>(Cramp and Simmons, 1977)</small></li></ul> </td></tr> </tbody></table><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238732961">@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox.biota tr{background:transparent!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox.biota img{background:transparent}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox.biota tr{background:transparent!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox.biota img{background:white}}.mw-parser-output .infobox.biota .taxobox-edit-taxonomy img{background:transparent!important}body.skin-vector .mw-parser-output table.biota.infobox{margin-top:0.5em}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output table.biota.infobox tr.taxonrow td{padding:2px 10px}</style> <p>The <b>great egret </b>(<i><b>Ardea alba</b></i>), also known as the <b>common egret</b>, <b>large egret</b>, or (in the <a href="/wiki/Old_World" title="Old World">Old World</a>) <b>great white egret</b><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or <b>great white heron</b>,<sup id="cite_ref-Bewick1809_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bewick1809-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Bruun1970_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bruun1970-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Ali1993_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ali1993-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a large, widely distributed <a href="/wiki/Egret" title="Egret">egret</a>. The four subspecies are found in Asia, Africa, the Americas, and southern Europe. Recently, it has also been spreading to more northern areas of Europe. Distributed across most of the <a href="/wiki/Tropics" title="Tropics">tropical</a> and warmer <a href="/wiki/Temperate" class="mw-redirect" title="Temperate">temperate</a> regions of the world, it builds tree nests in colonies close to water. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Taxonomy">Taxonomy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Great_egret&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Taxonomy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The great egret was <a href="/wiki/Species_description" title="Species description">formally described</a> in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist <a href="/wiki/Carl_Linnaeus" title="Carl Linnaeus">Carl Linnaeus</a> in the <a href="/wiki/10th_edition_of_Systema_Naturae" title="10th edition of Systema Naturae">tenth edition</a> of his <i><a href="/wiki/Systema_Naturae" title="Systema Naturae">Systema Naturae</a></i> under the <a href="/wiki/Binomial_nomenclature" title="Binomial nomenclature">binomial name</a> <i>Ardea alba</i>. He specified the <a href="/wiki/Type_locality_(biology)" class="mw-redirect" title="Type locality (biology)">type locality</a> as Europe.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The scientific name comes from <a href="/wiki/Latin" title="Latin">Latin</a> <i>ardea</i>, "heron", and <i>alba</i>, "white".<sup id="cite_ref-job_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-job-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Like all egrets, it is a member of the heron <a href="/wiki/Family_(biology)" title="Family (biology)">family</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ardeidae" class="mw-redirect" title="Ardeidae">Ardeidae</a>. Traditionally classified with the <a href="/wiki/Stork" title="Stork">storks</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Ciconiiformes" class="mw-redirect" title="Ciconiiformes">Ciconiiformes</a>, the Ardeidae are closer relatives of <a href="/wiki/Pelican" title="Pelican">pelicans</a> and belong in the <a href="/wiki/Pelecaniformes" title="Pelecaniformes">Pelecaniformes</a>, instead. The great egret—unlike the typical egrets—does not belong to the <a href="/wiki/Genus" title="Genus">genus</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Egretta" title="Egretta">Egretta</a></i>, but together with the great herons is today placed in <i><a href="/wiki/Ardea_(genus)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ardea (genus)">Ardea</a></i>. In the past, however, it was sometimes placed in <i>Egretta</i> or separated in a <a href="/wiki/Monotypic" class="mw-redirect" title="Monotypic">monotypic</a> genus <i>Casmerodius</i>. </p><p>The Old World population is often referred to as the "great white egret". This species is sometimes confused with the great white heron of the <a href="/wiki/Caribbean" title="Caribbean">Caribbean</a>, which is a white <a href="/wiki/Polymorphism_(biology)" title="Polymorphism (biology)">morph</a> of the closely related <a href="/wiki/Great_blue_heron" title="Great blue heron">great blue heron</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Subspecies">Subspecies</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Great_egret&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Subspecies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Four <a href="/wiki/Subspecies" title="Subspecies">subspecies</a> are found in various parts of the world, which differ but little.<sup id="cite_ref-ioc_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ioc-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Differences among them include bare-part coloration in the breeding season and size. The smallest subspecies, <i>A. a. modesta</i>, is from Asia and <a href="/wiki/Australasia" title="Australasia">Australasia</a> and some taxonomists consider it to be a full species, the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_great_egret" title="Eastern great egret">eastern great egret</a> (<i>Ardea modesta</i>), but most scientists treat it as a subspecies.<sup id="cite_ref-ioc_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ioc-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><i>A. a. alba</i> <small><a href="/wiki/Carl_Linnaeus" title="Carl Linnaeus">Linnaeus</a>, 1758</small> – <a href="/wiki/Nominate_subspecies#Nominotypical_subspecies_and_subspecies_autonyms" class="mw-redirect" title="Nominate subspecies">nominate</a>, found in <a href="/wiki/Europe" title="Europe">Europe</a> and across the <a href="/wiki/Palearctic" class="mw-redirect" title="Palearctic">Palearctic</a>.</li> <li><i>A. a. egretta</i> <small><a href="/wiki/Johann_Friedrich_Gmelin" title="Johann Friedrich Gmelin">Gmelin, JF</a>, 1789</small> – found in the <a href="/wiki/Americas" title="Americas">Americas</a></li> <li><i>A. a. melanorhynchos</i> <small>Wagler, 1827</small> – found in <a href="/wiki/Africa" title="Africa">Africa</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ardea_alba_modesta" class="mw-redirect" title="Ardea alba modesta">A. a. modesta</a></i> <small>Gray, JE, 1831</small> – eastern great egret, found in <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>, <a href="/wiki/Southeast_Asia" title="Southeast Asia">Southeast Asia</a>, <a href="/wiki/East_Asia" title="East Asia">East Asia</a> and <a href="/wiki/Oceania" title="Oceania">Oceania</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Description">Description</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Great_egret&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Description"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ardea_alba_-San_Francisco_Bay,_California,_USA_-flying-8-1c.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Ardea_alba_-San_Francisco_Bay%2C_California%2C_USA_-flying-8-1c.jpg/220px-Ardea_alba_-San_Francisco_Bay%2C_California%2C_USA_-flying-8-1c.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="184" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Ardea_alba_-San_Francisco_Bay%2C_California%2C_USA_-flying-8-1c.jpg/330px-Ardea_alba_-San_Francisco_Bay%2C_California%2C_USA_-flying-8-1c.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Ardea_alba_-San_Francisco_Bay%2C_California%2C_USA_-flying-8-1c.jpg/440px-Ardea_alba_-San_Francisco_Bay%2C_California%2C_USA_-flying-8-1c.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1623" data-file-height="1357" /></a><figcaption>Adult In flight (California, USA)</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Great_Egret_Breeding_Kabini_Nagarhole_Apr22_D72_23613.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Great_Egret_Breeding_Kabini_Nagarhole_Apr22_D72_23613.jpg/220px-Great_Egret_Breeding_Kabini_Nagarhole_Apr22_D72_23613.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="330" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Great_Egret_Breeding_Kabini_Nagarhole_Apr22_D72_23613.jpg/330px-Great_Egret_Breeding_Kabini_Nagarhole_Apr22_D72_23613.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Great_Egret_Breeding_Kabini_Nagarhole_Apr22_D72_23613.jpg/440px-Great_Egret_Breeding_Kabini_Nagarhole_Apr22_D72_23613.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1839" data-file-height="2758" /></a><figcaption>Breeding plumage (Karnataka, India)</figcaption></figure> <p>The great egret is a large heron with all-white <a href="/wiki/Plumage" title="Plumage">plumage</a>. Standing up to 1 m (3.3 ft) tall, this species can measure 80 to 104 cm (31 to 41 in) in length with a <a href="/wiki/Wingspan" title="Wingspan">wingspan</a> of 131 to 170 cm (52 to 67 in).<sup id="cite_ref-AAB_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAB-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-seaworld_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-seaworld-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Body mass can range from 700 to 1,500 g (1.5 to 3.3 lb), with an average around 1,000 g (2.2 lb).<sup id="cite_ref-CRC_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CRC-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is thus only slightly smaller than the <a href="/wiki/Great_blue_heron" title="Great blue heron">great blue</a> or <a href="/wiki/Grey_heron" title="Grey heron">grey heron</a> (<i>A. cinerea</i>). Apart from size, the great egret can be distinguished from other white egrets by its yellow <a href="/wiki/Beak" title="Beak">bill</a> and black legs and feet, though the bill may become darker and the lower legs lighter in the breeding season. In breeding plumage, delicate ornamental feathers are borne on the back. Males and females are identical in appearance; juveniles look like nonbreeding adults. Differentiated from the <a href="/wiki/Intermediate_egret" class="mw-redirect" title="Intermediate egret">intermediate egret</a> (<i>Ardea intermedia</i>) by the <a href="/wiki/Gape" class="mw-redirect" title="Gape">gape</a>, which extends well beyond the back of the eye in case of the great egret, but ends just behind the eye in case of the intermediate egret. </p><p>Its flight is slow with its neck retracted. This is characteristic of herons and <a href="/wiki/Bittern" title="Bittern">bitterns</a>, and distinguishes them from <a href="/wiki/Stork" title="Stork">storks</a>, <a href="/wiki/Crane_(bird)" title="Crane (bird)">cranes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ibis" title="Ibis">ibises</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Spoonbill" title="Spoonbill">spoonbills</a>, which extend their necks in flight. The great egret walks with its neck extended and wings held close. The great egret is not normally a vocal bird; it gives a low, hoarse croak when disturbed, and at breeding colonies, it often gives a loud croaking <i>cuk cuk cuk</i> and higher-pitched squawks.<sup id="cite_ref-audubon3_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-audubon3-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Water_Birds_Sunning_Log_Kabini_Reservoir_Karnataka_Dec21_D72_21581.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Water_Birds_Sunning_Log_Kabini_Reservoir_Karnataka_Dec21_D72_21581.jpg/220px-Water_Birds_Sunning_Log_Kabini_Reservoir_Karnataka_Dec21_D72_21581.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Water_Birds_Sunning_Log_Kabini_Reservoir_Karnataka_Dec21_D72_21581.jpg/330px-Water_Birds_Sunning_Log_Kabini_Reservoir_Karnataka_Dec21_D72_21581.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Water_Birds_Sunning_Log_Kabini_Reservoir_Karnataka_Dec21_D72_21581.jpg/440px-Water_Birds_Sunning_Log_Kabini_Reservoir_Karnataka_Dec21_D72_21581.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5684" data-file-height="3197" /></a><figcaption>Sharing space on a log with a <a href="/wiki/Grey_heron" title="Grey heron">grey heron</a> (<i>Ardea cinerea</i>), <a href="/wiki/Oriental_darter" title="Oriental darter">Oriental darter</a> (<i>Anhinga melanogaster</i>) and a group of <a href="/wiki/Little_cormorant" title="Little cormorant">little cormorants</a> (<i>Microcarbo niger</i>) (<a href="/wiki/Karnataka" title="Karnataka">Karnataka</a>, <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>)</figcaption></figure> <p>Owing to its wide distribution across so much of the Americas, as well as Africa, Europe and Asia, the great egret shares its habitat with many other similar species. For example, the <a href="/wiki/Little_egret" title="Little egret">little egret</a> (<i>Egretta garzetta</i>), <a href="/wiki/Intermediate_egret" class="mw-redirect" title="Intermediate egret">intermediate egret</a> (<i>Ardea intermedia</i>), <a href="/wiki/Chinese_egret" title="Chinese egret">Chinese egret</a> (<i>Egretta eulophotes</i>), and the <a href="/wiki/Western_reef_heron" title="Western reef heron">western reef heron</a> (<i>Egretta gularis</i>). In the Americas, the <a href="/wiki/Snowy_egret" title="Snowy egret">snowy egret</a> (<i>Egretta thula</i>)—a medium-sized heron that shares the same habitat as the great egret—is one such species. The snowy egret is readily distinguished from the great egret because it is noticeably smaller, and it has a more slender bill which is black in color and yellow feet, whereas the great egret has a yellow bill and black feet. Another species that—in North America—is easily confused with the great egret is the white <a href="/wiki/Polymorphism_(biology)" title="Polymorphism (biology)">morph</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Great_blue_heron" title="Great blue heron">great blue heron</a> (<i>Ardea herodias</i>). The great blue heron is a bit larger, and has a thicker bill than that of the great egret.<sup id="cite_ref-CornellLab_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CornellLab-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Distribution_and_habitat">Distribution and habitat</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Great_egret&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Distribution and habitat"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Crocodile_Front_Egret_Kabini_Nagarhole_Apr22_D72_23712.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Crocodile_Front_Egret_Kabini_Nagarhole_Apr22_D72_23712.jpg/220px-Crocodile_Front_Egret_Kabini_Nagarhole_Apr22_D72_23712.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Crocodile_Front_Egret_Kabini_Nagarhole_Apr22_D72_23712.jpg/330px-Crocodile_Front_Egret_Kabini_Nagarhole_Apr22_D72_23712.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Crocodile_Front_Egret_Kabini_Nagarhole_Apr22_D72_23712.jpg/440px-Crocodile_Front_Egret_Kabini_Nagarhole_Apr22_D72_23712.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4366" data-file-height="3275" /></a><figcaption>Non-breeding adult wading near a <a href="/wiki/Mugger_crocodile" title="Mugger crocodile">crocodile</a> (<a href="/wiki/Karnataka" title="Karnataka">Karnataka</a>, <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>)</figcaption></figure> <p>The great egret is generally a very successful species with a large and expanding range, occurring worldwide in temperate and tropical habitats. It is ubiquitous across the <a href="/wiki/Sun_Belt" title="Sun Belt">Sun Belt</a> of the United States and in the <a href="/wiki/Neotropical_realm" title="Neotropical realm">Neotropics</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-iucn_status_19_November_2021_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-iucn_status_19_November_2021-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Conservation">Conservation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Great_egret&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Conservation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/North_America" title="North America">North America</a>, large numbers of great egrets were killed around the end of the 19th century so that their plumes, known as "<a href="/wiki/Aigrette" title="Aigrette">aigrettes</a>", could be used to decorate hats.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Numbers have since recovered as a result of conservation measures. Its range has expanded as far north as southern <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a>. However, in some parts of the <a href="/wiki/Southern_United_States" title="Southern United States">southern United States</a>, its numbers have declined due to habitat loss, particularly wetland degradation through drainage, grazing, clearing, burning, increased salinity, groundwater extraction and invasion by exotic plants. Nevertheless, the species adapts well to human habitation and can be readily seen near wetlands and bodies of water in urban and suburban areas.<sup id="cite_ref-iucn_status_19_November_2021_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-iucn_status_19_November_2021-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The great egret is partially <a href="/wiki/Bird_migration" title="Bird migration">migratory</a>, with <a href="/wiki/Northern_hemisphere" class="mw-redirect" title="Northern hemisphere">northern hemisphere</a> birds moving south from areas with colder winters. It is one of the species to which the <a href="/wiki/Agreement_on_the_Conservation_of_African-Eurasian_Migratory_Waterbirds" title="Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds">Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds</a> (AEWA) applies.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In 1953, the great egret in flight was chosen as the symbol of the <a href="/wiki/National_Audubon_Society" class="mw-redirect" title="National Audubon Society">National Audubon Society</a>, which was formed in part to prevent the killing of birds for their feathers.<sup id="cite_ref-audubon_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-audubon-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-audubon2_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-audubon2-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 22 May 2012, a pair of great egrets was observed nesting in the UK for the first time at the <a href="/wiki/Shapwick_Heath" title="Shapwick Heath">Shapwick Heath</a> nature reserve in <a href="/wiki/Somerset" title="Somerset">Somerset</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Aviss_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Aviss-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The species was a rare visitor to the UK and Ben Aviss of the <a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a> stated that the news could mean the UK's first great egret colony had become established.<sup id="cite_ref-Aviss_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Aviss-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Aviss2_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Aviss2-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The following week, Kevin Anderson of <a href="/wiki/Natural_England" title="Natural England">Natural England</a> confirmed a great egret chick had hatched, making it a new breeding bird record for the UK.<sup id="cite_ref-Hallett_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hallett-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2017, seven nests in Somerset fledged 17 young,<sup id="cite_ref-BB2017_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BB2017-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and a second breeding site was announced at <a href="/wiki/Holkham_National_Nature_Reserve" title="Holkham National Nature Reserve">Holkham National Nature Reserve</a> in <a href="/wiki/Norfolk" title="Norfolk">Norfolk</a> where a pair fledged three young.<sup id="cite_ref-RBA_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RBA-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In January 2021, BirdGuides, a UK website and magazine which reports sightings of rare birds, dropped the species from its list of nationally rare birds because sightings had become so numerous.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In August 2024, RSPB Scotland announced that a pair had raised three chicks at their <a href="/wiki/Loch_of_Strathbeg" title="Loch of Strathbeg">Loch of Strathbeg</a> nature reserve in North Aberdeenshire, the first chicks to hatch in Scotland.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A similar move northwards has been observed in the <a href="/wiki/Nordic_countries" title="Nordic countries">Nordic countries</a> where historically it was only a rare visitor. The first confirmed breeding in Sweden was 2012 and in Denmark was 2014. Both countries now have small colonies.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2018, a pair of great egrets nested in Finland for the first time, raising four young in a grey heron colony in <a href="/wiki/Porvoo" title="Porvoo">Porvoo</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ecology">Ecology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Great_egret&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Ecology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Egretta_alba_MWNH_0917.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Egretta_alba_MWNH_0917.JPG/220px-Egretta_alba_MWNH_0917.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="235" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Egretta_alba_MWNH_0917.JPG/330px-Egretta_alba_MWNH_0917.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Egretta_alba_MWNH_0917.JPG/440px-Egretta_alba_MWNH_0917.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2354" data-file-height="2519" /></a><figcaption>Egg, Collection <a href="/wiki/Museum_Wiesbaden" title="Museum Wiesbaden">Museum Wiesbaden</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The species breeds in <a href="/wiki/Bird_colony" title="Bird colony">colonies</a> in trees close to large lakes with <a href="/wiki/Reed_bed" title="Reed bed">reed beds</a> or other extensive <a href="/wiki/Wetland" title="Wetland">wetlands</a>, preferably at height of 10–40 feet (3.0–12.2 m).<sup id="cite_ref-audubon3_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-audubon3-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It begins to breed at 2–3 years of age by forming monogamous pairs each season. Whether the pairing carries over to the next season is not known. The male selects the nest area, starts a nest, and then attracts a female. The nest, made of sticks and lined with plant material, could be up to 3 feet across. Up to six bluish green eggs are laid at one time. Both sexes incubate the eggs, and the incubation period is 23–26 days. The young are fed by regurgitation by both parents and are able to fly within 6–7 weeks.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Diet">Diet</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Great_egret&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Diet"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Great_Egret_strikes_for_a_Fish_-_crop.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Great_Egret_strikes_for_a_Fish_-_crop.JPG/220px-Great_Egret_strikes_for_a_Fish_-_crop.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Great_Egret_strikes_for_a_Fish_-_crop.JPG/330px-Great_Egret_strikes_for_a_Fish_-_crop.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Great_Egret_strikes_for_a_Fish_-_crop.JPG/440px-Great_Egret_strikes_for_a_Fish_-_crop.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="1500" /></a><figcaption>Spearing a fish</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Brace_for_water_landing,_gear_extended.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Brace_for_water_landing%2C_gear_extended.jpg/220px-Brace_for_water_landing%2C_gear_extended.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="284" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Brace_for_water_landing%2C_gear_extended.jpg/330px-Brace_for_water_landing%2C_gear_extended.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Brace_for_water_landing%2C_gear_extended.jpg/440px-Brace_for_water_landing%2C_gear_extended.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1421" data-file-height="1833" /></a><figcaption> Landing in <a href="/wiki/Matadero_Creek" title="Matadero Creek">Matadero Creek</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The great egret forages in shallow water or in drier habitats, feeding mainly on fish, frogs, other amphibians,<sup id="cite_ref-T&T_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-T&T-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> small mammals (such as mice),<sup id="cite_ref-animaldiversity.org_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-animaldiversity.org-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and occasionally small reptiles (such as snakes),<sup id="cite_ref-animaldiversity.org_31-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-animaldiversity.org-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> crustaceans (such as crayfish)<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and insects (such as crickets and grasshoppers).<sup id="cite_ref-animaldiversity.org_31-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-animaldiversity.org-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This species normally impales its prey with its long, sharp bill by standing still and allowing the prey to come within the striking distance of its bill, which it uses as a spear. It often waits motionless for prey or slowly stalks its victim. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Parasites">Parasites</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Great_egret&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Parasites"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A long-running field study (1962–2013) suggested that the great egrets of central Europe host 17 different <a href="/wiki/Parasitic_worm" title="Parasitic worm">helminth</a> species. Juvenile great egrets were shown to host fewer species, but the intensity of infection was higher in the juveniles than in the adults. Of the <a href="/wiki/Digenea" title="Digenea">digeneans</a> found in central European great egrets, numerous species likely infected their definitive hosts outside of central Europe itself.<sup id="cite_ref-Sitko_&_Heneberg_2015_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sitko_&_Heneberg_2015-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_culture">In culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Great_egret&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: In culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Guide_leaflet_(1901)_(14579611617).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Guide_leaflet_%281901%29_%2814579611617%29.jpg/220px-Guide_leaflet_%281901%29_%2814579611617%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="162" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Guide_leaflet_%281901%29_%2814579611617%29.jpg/330px-Guide_leaflet_%281901%29_%2814579611617%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Guide_leaflet_%281901%29_%2814579611617%29.jpg/440px-Guide_leaflet_%281901%29_%2814579611617%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3440" data-file-height="2528" /></a><figcaption>Taxidermied specimens, <a href="/wiki/American_Museum_of_Natural_History" title="American Museum of Natural History">American Museum of Natural History</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><span><video id="mwe_player_0" 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3b/20240806_great_egret_eating_fish_keeney_cove.webm/20240806_great_egret_eating_fish_keeney_cove.webm.240p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="240p.vp9.webm" data-width="426" data-height="240" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3b/20240806_great_egret_eating_fish_keeney_cove.webm/20240806_great_egret_eating_fish_keeney_cove.webm.360p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="360p.vp9.webm" data-width="640" data-height="360" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3b/20240806_great_egret_eating_fish_keeney_cove.webm/20240806_great_egret_eating_fish_keeney_cove.webm.360p.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp8, vorbis"" data-transcodekey="360p.webm" data-width="640" data-height="360" /></video></span><figcaption>Great Egret capturing and swallowing a fish (partially slowed video).</figcaption></figure> <p>The great egret is depicted on the <a href="/wiki/Obverse_and_reverse" title="Obverse and reverse">reverse</a> side of a 5-<a href="/wiki/Brazilian_real" title="Brazilian real">Brazilian reais</a> banknote.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The great egret is the symbol of the <a href="/wiki/National_Audubon_Society" class="mw-redirect" title="National Audubon Society">National Audubon Society</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-nationalgeographic_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nationalgeographic-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>An airbrushed photograph of a great egret in breeding plumage by Werner Krutein is featured in the cover art of the 1992 <a href="/wiki/Faith_No_More" title="Faith No More">Faith No More</a> album <i><a href="/wiki/Angel_Dust_(Faith_No_More_album)" title="Angel Dust (Faith No More album)">Angel Dust</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/Belarus" title="Belarus">Belarus</a>, a commemorative coin has the image of a great egret.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The great egret also features on the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_two-dollar_coin" title="New Zealand two-dollar coin">New Zealand $2 coin</a> and on the <a href="/wiki/Coins_of_the_Hungarian_forint" title="Coins of the Hungarian forint">Hungarian 5-forint coin</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Great_egret&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Little_egret" title="Little egret">Little egret</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Intermediate_egret" class="mw-redirect" title="Intermediate egret">Intermediate egret</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Great_egret&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output 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title="wikispecies:Ardea alba">Ardea alba</a></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/American_Birding_Association" title="American Birding Association">ABA</a>: <span class="uid">greegr</span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Animal_Diversity_Web" title="Animal Diversity Web">ADW</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Ardea_alba/">Ardea_alba</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Australian_Faunal_Directory" title="Australian Faunal Directory">AFD</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Ardea_alba">Ardea_alba</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Avibase" title="Avibase">Avibase</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" 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href="https://neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/Species-Account/nb/species/greegr">greegr</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;">NZOR: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nzor.org.nz/names/0e38e962-d37c-465d-8772-56e8acfcd389">0e38e962-d37c-465d-8772-56e8acfcd389</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Observation.org" title="Observation.org">Observation.org</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://observation.org/species/115/">115</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Ohio_Department_of_Natural_Resources" title="Ohio Department of Natural Resources">ODNR</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/http://wildlife.ohiodnr.gov/species-and-habitats/species-guide-index/birds/great-egret">great-egret</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a 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href="https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159381">159381</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Xeno-canto" title="Xeno-canto">Xeno-canto</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://xeno-canto.org/species/Ardea-alba">Ardea-alba</a></span></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox authority-control" aria-label="Navbox" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Help:Authority_control" title="Help:Authority control">Authority control databases</a>: National <span class="mw-valign-text-top 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