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Great Egret
Birds

Great Egret

Ardea alba

Authorship: Linnaeus

Records

Observed 1 February 2021 in Box Canyon on Rio Grande by V. Mata-Silva (UTEP) and A. Rocha (UTEP) [Video].

Taxonomic Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
SubphylumVERTEBRATA (Vertebrates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPELECANIFORMES
FamilyARDEIDAE (Bittern, Heron, and Egret Family)
GenusArdea
Speciesalba

Recent Observations

Sourced from iNaturalist

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Conservation assessments from the following sources:

  • NatureServe Explorer
  • IUCN Red List
  • Texas Parks & Wildlife — Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN)
Conservation status by source
IUCN Red List
LCLeast Concern
NatureServe Global (opens in new tab)
G5Secure
NatureServe (Texas) (opens in new tab)
S5BSecure
Texas SGCNNot assessed