Ardea alba

Great Egret at Millingandi, NSW

Ardea alba at Millingandi, NSW - 7 May 2017
Ardea alba at Millingandi, NSW - 7 May 2017
Ardea alba at Millingandi, NSW - 7 May 2017
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Identification history

Ardea alba 10 May 2017 ArcherCallaway
Ardea alba 10 May 2017 JulesPhotographer

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1 comment

   11 May 2017
It doesn't matter too much which (I prefer alba), but why is there both ardea alba and ardea modesta in the system? Whoever considers themselves responsible for the bird taxonomy on ALCW I suggest merges them to one or the other

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Species information

  • Ardea alba Scientific name
  • Great Egret Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 700.2m Recorded at altitude
  • 398 images trained Machine learning
  • External link More information
  • Synonyms

    Ardea modesta
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