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western reef heron (Egretta gularis)
Subject: western reef heron (Egretta gularis)
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Hurghada Seidenreiher 01.jpg
Resolution: 2842x2131 File Size: 1335560 Bytes Date: 2009:04:08 10:28:19 Camera: Canon DIGITAL IXUS 980 IS (Canon) F number: f/5.8 Exposure: 1/500 sec Focal Length: 28500/1000 Upload Date: 2017:05:10 16:53:17

western reef heron (Egretta gularis)


A white form which can look very similar to the little egret although the bill tends to be paler and larger.

Deutsch: Küstenreiher (Egretta gularis) südlich von Hurghada am Roten Meer, Ägypten
English: Western reef egret (Egretta gularis) south of Hurghada at the Red Sea, Egypt
Date 8 April 2009
Author Olaf Tausch https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Oltau
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hurghada_Seidenreiher_01.jpg

The western reef heron (Egretta gularis) also called the western reef egret, is a medium-sized heron found in southern Europe, Africa and parts of Asia.

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Scientific Name: Egretta gularis (Bosc, 1792)
Common Names: Western Reef-egret, Western Reef Heron
French: Aigrette à gorge blanche, Aigrette des récifs; German: Küstenreiher; Spanish: Garceta dimorfa
Taxonomy: Ardea gularis Bosc, 1792, Senegal River.
Synonyms: Egretta dimorpha Hartert, 1914

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