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Little Egret

Egretta garzetta

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 30,577, February 22,584, March 35,384, April 55,667, May 80,263, June 87,522, July 93,654, August 80,542, September 59,132, October 44,138, November 24,119, December 18,851.
United States637,462
Alaska632,433
China10,723
United Kingdom8,725
England7,769
Spain7,156
Italy6,222
France6,176
Taiwan5,058
Taiwan Province4,729

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

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Group and habits

Classification

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

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