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Snowy Egret Egretta thula [Molina, 1782]
Other Names
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Order:
Ciconiiformes
Family:
Ardeidae
BTO Codes:
NY ,
EURING No:
1150
Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
Conservation Status:
UK:
Unlisted
European:
Not evaluated
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
Subspecies:
recorded in Britain (of 2 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
60 cm
Wingspan:
88 cm
Weight:
M/F: 370 g
Scientific name from:
French: aigrette =egret
and Chilean (Araucano) name for Black-necked Swan, given to Snowy Egret in error
World Distribution:
BREEDS: North America, south to c Chile & c Argentina, WINTERS: s US to s Chile & s Argentina
Habitat:
Marshes, ponds, lakes and mangrove
Diet:
Wide range of invertebrates and small vertebrates
Records and Distribution
First Record:
Argyll, 2001
(Jackson, B. 2004. British Birds 97:270-275)
Total Number of Records (1958-2004):
1
Summary of Records by Year
Most Likely to Occur in:
Too few records
Most Recent County Records:
Scotland:
North-east England:
No Records
North-west England:
No Records
English Midlands:
No Records
Eastern England:
No Records
South-east England:
No Records
South-west England:
No Records
Wales:
No Records
Other Names
Gaelic:
Welsh:
Danish:
Snehejre
Dutch:
Amerikaanse Kleine Zilverreiger
Finnish:
French:
Aigrette neigeuse
German:
Schmuckreiher
Hungarian:
Icelandic:
Irish:
Italian:
Garzetta nivea
Norwegian:
Snøhegre
Polish:
Czapla sniezna
Portuguese:
Spanish:
Garceta nívea
Swedish:
Snöhäger
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Hillcoat, B. et al. 2001 BWP Update 3:125-128
Kushlan, J.A. & Hancock, J. 2005 The Herons Oxford University Press
[598.461 KUS]
See Also:
All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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