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Yellow-billed Egret

Ardea brachyrhyncha

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in South Africa.January 50, February 47, March 39, April 56, May 43, June 32, July 29, August 47, September 34, October 51, November 51, December 59.
South Africa538
Western Cape244
KwaZulu-Natal187
Kenya111
Tanzania71
Zambia48
Nakuru48
Arusha45
Mpumalanga38
Southern35

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Traits

Behavioral

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderPelicans, Herons, and Allies · Pelecaniformes
FamilyHerons, Egrets, and Bitterns · Ardeidae
GenusGreat Herons and Egrets · Ardea

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