Great Egret

Ardea alba

Order

CICONIIFORMES

Family

Bitterns, Herons and Egrets (Ardeidae)

Code 4

GREG

Code 6

ARDALB

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: Dagger
Eye Color: Yellow, deepening with age.
Head Pattern: Plain, Crested or plumed, Unique pattern
Crown Color: White
Forehead Color: White
Nape Color: White
Throat Color: White
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 94-104 cm (37-41 in)
Weight: 907 g (32 oz)
Size: 5. Very Large (32 - 72 in)
Color Primary: White
Underparts: White
Upperparts: White
Back Pattern: Solid
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Solid

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Buoyant direct flight with deep steady wing beats.
Wingspan Range: 140 cm (55 in)
Wing Shape: Broad-Wings, Pointed-Wings
Tail Shape: Squared Tail
Tail Pattern: Solid
Upper Tail: White
Under Tail: White
Leg Color: Black

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