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The little egret (Egretta garzetta) is a species of small heron in the family Ardeidae. The genus name comes from the Provençal French Aigrette, "egret", a diminutive of Aigron," heron". The species epithet garzetta is from the Italian name for this bird, garzetta or sgarzetta
Scientific Name : Egretta Garzetta
Family : Ardeidae
Order : Pelecaniformes
Class : Aves
Type : Bitterns, Herons And Egrets
Conservation Status : Least concern (LC)
Size : 55 - 65 cm
Compare Size : Kite
Wingspan : 88 - 106 cm
Weight : 350 - 550 g
Migratory : Resident
Sex Alike : Yes
Other Names :
Hindi : कर्छिया बगुला
Marathi : लहान बगळा, छोटा बगळा, पिसारी बगळा, पोर बगळा, धाकटी पाती
Habitat:
The little egret's habitat varies widely, and includes the shores of lakes, rivers, canals, ponds, lagoons, marshes and flooded land, the bird preferring open locations to dense cover. On the coast it inhabits mangrove areas, swamps, mudflats, sandy beach???
Breeding:
3 - 5 Eggs
Feeding:
fish, but amphibians, small reptiles, mammals and birds are also eaten, as well as crustaceans, mollusks, insects, spiders, and worms
| Male & Female | |
|---|---|
| Nape | In Breeding plumage two long, thin white plumes at top of name |
| Breast | white plumes but widely spread |
| Scapulars | has elongated feathers |
| Bill | black |
| Lower mandible | greenish-grey bare skin at the base of the lower mandible |
| Lores | In breeding plumage has greenish-grey bare skin; In Non-Breeding plumage yellow |
| Iris | yellow |
| Legs | black |
| toes | yellow |
| Note : maily white plumage |
|
| Juvenile | |
|---|---|
| Legs | greenish-black |
| toes | duller yellow |
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| 27 Oct 2018 | Bird Watching Area, Bhandup West, Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| 14 Nov 2018 | Bird Watching Area, Bhandup West, Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| 02 Dec 2018 | Bird Watching Area, Bhandup West, Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| 16 Dec 2018 | Bird Watching Area, Bhandup West, Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| 12 Jan 2019 | Bird Watching Area, Bhandup West, Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| 02 Mar 2019 | Bird Watching Area, Bhandup West, Mumbai, Maharashtra |
