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Capped Heron (
Pilherodius pileatus
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Tigrisoma lineatum
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Tigrisoma mexic...
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Ardea herodias
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Ardea cocoi
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Ardea alba
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Egretta garzetta
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Egretta thula
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Egretta caerulea
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Egretta tricolor
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Bubulcus ibis
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Ardeola ralloides
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Butorides virescens
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Butorides striata
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Syrigma sibilatrix
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Nycticorax nyct...
)
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Nyctanassa vio...
)
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Cochlearius cochlearius
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Great Egret (
Ardea alba
)
Linnaeus, 1758. 4 subspecies recognized, here are shown
alba
(Spain) and
egretta
(Brazil and Costa Rica).
Videos (7)
Photos (2)
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Breeding plumage
The ornamental feathers on back are slightly shown.
Family Ardeidae (Herons, Egrets and Bitterns)
18/ 63 species available
Carara, Puntarenas, Costa Rica, Neotropical Region
Date:
7 july 2010
Author:
Alex GarcÃa
Acknowledgements:
Randall Ortega
Available videos (7)
Geographical variation
Non breeding plumage
Non breeding plumage
Breeding plumage
Breeding plumage
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