>> GENERAL >>>>>
– small egret, slightly smaller than Northern Raven
– diurnal migrant, probably nocturnal as well
– migrates singly or in small to medium flocks in loose formation
>> VISUAL ID >>>>>
Little Egret Egretta g. garzetta
BIF0654, 31/12/2012, Merdja Zerga, Morocco, Mathias Putze
Little Egret Egretta g. garzetta, AD
BIF0655, 29/06/2010, Kiskunsági, Hungary, Mathias Putze
Little Egret Egretta g. garzetta, AD
Western Great Egret Ardea a. alba
BIF0650, 30/06/2010, Kiskunsági, Hungary, Mathias Putze
Little Egret Egretta g. garzetta
Cattle Egret Bubulcus i. ibis
BIF0656, 31/12/2012, Larache, Morocco, Mathias Putze
Little Egret Egretta g. garzetta
BIF0657, 31/12/2012, Merdja Zerga, Morocco, Mathias Putze
>> ACOUSTIC ID >>>>>
Little Egret Egretta g. garzetta
BIF0658, 13/08/2015, Plouezoch, France, Michèle Peron
>> COMPARISON SPECIES >>>>>
Western Great Egret
Western Reef Heron
Cattle Egret
Squacco Heron
Black-crowned Night Heron
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