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Plumed Egret

Ardea plumifera(Gould, 1848)

Least ConcernNative
Order
PELECANIFORMES
Family
Ardeidae
Genus
Ardea
Conservation
Least Concern

01 · Identification

How to tell it apart

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

02 · Where

Where to find it

Breeding range
East Indonesia, New Guinea and Australia

05 · Behaviour

Habits and haunts

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