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Reddish Egret
Egretta rufescens
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
Snowy EgretEgretta thula
Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
Great EgretArdea alba
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Green HeronButorides virescens
Western Cattle-EgretArdea ibis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 330,425 |
|---|---|
| California | 35,177 |
| Louisiana | 11,024 |
| Mississippi | 8,300 |
| Georgia | 7,596 |
| Alabama | 6,859 |
| Texas | 5,915 |
| South Carolina | 2,158 |
| Mexico | 1,575 |
| North Carolina | 1,231 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Shrub nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in shrubs.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Fish eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating fish.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Brood-parasite hostListed by a harvested source as a host of brood parasites.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Pelicans, Herons, and Allies · Pelecaniformes |
| Family | Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns · Ardeidae |
| Genus | Small Egrets and Herons · Egretta |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of Pennsylvania (Alkas)
- Birds of United States
- Birds of Utah
- Herons & pelicans of Ontario, Canada
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Reddish Egret with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.