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Western Reef-egret

Egretta gularis

Classification

Class
Aves
Family
Ardeidae

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. It has a mainly coastal distribution and occurs in several plumage forms: a slaty-grey plumage which can only be confused with the rather uncommon dark morph of the little egret (Egretta garzetta); a white form which can look very similar to the little egret, although the reef heron's bill tends to be paler and larger; and a black form with a white throat, E. g.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Spain · 429Italy · 69France · 35United Kingdom · 33Brazil · 7