BirdUp · Species
Plumed Egret
Ardea plumifera(Gould, 1848)
At a glance
The Plumed Egret is a very large bird, about 56–70 cm long, listed as Least Concern and native to Australia.
- Size
- 56–70 cm
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
- Origin
- Native
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Plumed Egret look like?
The Plumed Egret is a very large bird, about 56–70 cm long and weighing 400 g.
The plumed egret is a species of heron native to Australia and Oceania. Previously this species was regarded as a subspecies of the intermediate egret alongside the Asian intermediate egret and the African yellow-billed egret.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Plumed Egret eat?
The Plumed Egret feeds on mainly fish, frogs and and aquatic insects; also crustaceans and occasionally grasshoppers., usually foraging in stalking slowly in shallow water or on land or often with a 'swaying' neck motion before striking..
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