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Little Egret
Egretta garzetta(Linnaeus, 1766)
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Also known asNyiwirirrang
At a glance
The Little Egret is a very large bird, about 55–65 cm long, listed as Least Concern and native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 55–65 cm
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Very common
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Little Egret look like?
The Little Egret is a very large bird, about 55–65 cm long and weighing 254–710 g.
The little egret is a species of small heron in the family Ardeidae. It is a white bird with a slender black beak, long black legs and, in the western race, yellow feet. As an aquatic bird, it feeds in shallow water and on land, consuming a variety of small creatures. It breeds colonially, often with other species of water birds, making a platform nest of sticks in a tree, bush or reed bed. A clutch of three to five bluish-green eggs is laid and incubated by both parents for about three weeks. The young fledge at about six weeks of age.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Little Egret?
The Little Egret is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Little Egret eat?
The Little Egret feeds on terrestrial invertebrates, intertidal invertebrates and fish/invertebrates, usually foraging in flocks or alone.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
5 photos
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