Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766)
(Little Egret)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEgretta garzetta (Little Egret)
GenusEgretta (a genus of birds)
FamilyARDEIDAE (egrets and herons)
OrderCICONIIFORMES (herons, spoonbills and storks)
ClassAVES (birds)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Egretta garzetta (Little Egret) :
1: Egretta garzetta (Little Egret)
1 Feb 2018 OSGR: SY98 50° 40’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
flock around tidal inlet
Image 1: FishingImage 2: Fishing (2)Image 3: Head raisedImage 4: Standing in water
2: Egretta garzetta (Little Egret)
31 Jan 2018 OSGR: SY98 50° 40’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
In flight
Image 1: Coming in to land
3: Egretta garzetta (Little Egret)
5 Nov 2017 OSGR: TQ38 51° 40’ N, 0° 0’ W Vice County: South Essex (VC 18) England
hunting, in shade of Weeping Willow
Image 1: Hunting, in shade of Weeping Willow
4: Egretta garzetta (Little Egret)
17 Mar 2017 OSGR: ST80 50° 50’ N, 2° 10’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Image 1: Adult - alighting - rear three-quarter viewImage 2: Adult - in flight - postero-lateral viewImage 3: Adult - in flight - postero-lateral view (2)Image 4: Adult - in flight - rear three-quarter viewImage 5: Adult - in flight - rear three-quarter view (2)Image 6: Adult - lateral viewImage 7: Adult - lateral view (2)Image 8: Adult - lateral view (3)Image 9: Adult - lateral view (4)Image 10: Adult - lateral view (5)Image 11: Adult - lateral view (6)Image 12: Adult - lateral view (7)Image 13: Adult - lateral view (8)
5: Egretta garzetta (Little Egret)
20 Oct 2015 OSGR: SZ08 50° 40’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
feeding in saline lagoon
Image 1: Adult - fishing - in distanceImage 2: Adult - fishing - lateral viewImage 3: Adult - fishing - lateral view (2)Image 4: Adult - fishing - lateral view (3)Image 5: Adult - fishing - lateral view (4)Image 6: Adult - fishing - lateral view (5)Image 7: Adult - fishing - lateral view - caught by windImage 8: Adult - wings raised - front thee-quarter viewImage 9: Adult - wings raised - lateral view

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Sterry, P. 2007 There were just three records of Little Egret Egretta garzetta … Vol 18, No 6 Page: 394

Egretta garzetta (Little Egret) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Egretta garzetta (Little Egret)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Egretta garzetta (Little Egret)
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