>> GENERAL >>>>>
– medium-sized heron, slightly larger than Little Egret
– diurnal/nocturnal migrant
– migrates singly or in small flocks in formation
>> VISUAL ID >>>>>
Western Reef Heron Egretta g. gularis, dark morph
BIF0754, 16/02/2015, Ash Shuwaymiyyah, Oman, Mathias Putze
Western Reef Heron Egretta g. gularis, dark morph
BIF0755, 16/02/2015, Ash Shuwaymiyyah, Oman, Mathias Putze
Western Reef Heron Egretta g. gularis, white morph
BIF0756, 20/02/2015, Taqah, Oman, Mathias Putze
>> ACOUSTIC ID >>>>>
calls in flight not yet sound recorded
>> COMPARISON SPECIES >>>>>
Grey Heron
Western Great Egret
Little Egret
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