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The intermediate egret, median egret, smaller egret, or yellow-billed egret (Ardea intermedia) is a medium-sized heron. Some taxonomists put the species in the genus Egretta or Mesophoyx. It is a resident breeder from east Africa across the Indian subcontinent to Southeast Asia and Australia.
Scientific Name : Ardea Intermedia
Family : Ardeidae
Order : Pelecaniformes
Class : Aves
Type : Bitterns, Herons And Egrets
Conservation Status : Least concern (LC)
Size : 56 - 72 cm
Compare Size : Kite
Wingspan : 105 - 115 cm
Weight : 400 g
Migratory : Resident
Sex Alike : Yes
Nesting Season : July - February
Other Names :
English : Median Egret, Smaller Egret, Yellow-Billed Egret
Hindi : पतंग्खा बगला, पटोखा बगुला
Marathi : मध्यम बगळा
Habitat:
Shallow coastal or Fresh water including flooded fields
Breeding:
2 - 5 eggs
Feeding:
Fish, Frogs, Crustaceans and Insects
| Male & Female | |
|---|---|
| Legs | black |
| Bill | yellow; thickish; In breeding plumage reddish or black |
| Gape | In breeding plumage greenish-yellow |
| Breast | white loose filamentous plumes |
| Back | white loose filamentous plumes |
| toes | black |
| Note : all-white plumage |
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| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| 27 Oct 2018 | Bird Watching Area, Bhandup West, Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| 03 Nov 2018 | Bird Watching Area, Bhandup West, Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| 02 Dec 2018 | Bird Watching Area, Bhandup West, Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| 04 Nov 2018 | Shiravali Gaon, Raigad, Maharashtra |
