Egretta rufescens (Reddish Egret)

Interesting Facts

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Reddish Egrets can be found in two color morphs , "normal" and white.

Common Names

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Common Names in Dutch:

Roodhalsreiger

Common Names in English:

Dickey's Egret, Reddish Egret, Reddish Heron

Common Names in French:

Aigrette Rouss‚tre

Common Names in German:

Rötelreiher

Common Names in Japanese:

アカクロサギ

Common Names in Spanish:

Garceta Rojiza

Common Names in unspecified:

Reddish Egret

Description

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Physical Description

Adult Dark Morph : Head : rufous Face : Facial Skin : dark blue Bill: pink with black tip Neck: rufous Body: gray Legs : Leg Color: dark blue.Adult White Morph: Head: white Face: Facial Skin: dark blue Bill: pink with black tip Neck: white Body: white Legs: Leg Color: dark blue.

Size/Age/Growth

About 27 to 32 inches long, with a wingspan of 46 to 46 inches. Adults weigh about 15.9 ounces .

Habitat

Ecology:
List of Habitats :1.7Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level 12.2Marine Intertidal - Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars , Spits , Etc

Biology

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Diet

Mostly:

Fish Aquatic Invertebrates

Reproduction

Breeding Habitat : Wetland-open water
Clutch Size: 3-4
Length of Incubation : 25-26(?) days
Days to Fledge : 45
Number of Broods: 1?

Migration

Most do not migrate

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - Auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Tetrapoda () - Goodrich, 1930
        Class: Aves () - Linnaeus, 1758 - Birds
        Subclass: Neornithes () - Gadow, 1893
        Infraclass: Neoaves ()
        Superorder: Passerimorphae ()
        Order: Ciconiiformes () - Bonaparte, 1854 - Albatrosses, Alcids
        Suborder: Ciconii () - �
        Infraorder: Ciconiides () - �
        Parvorder: Ciconiida ()
        Superfamily: Ardeoidea () - Vigors, 1825
        Family: Ardeidae () - Leach, 1820
        Genus: Egretta () - T. Forster, 1817
        Specific name: rufescens - (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)
        Scientific name: - Egretta rufescens (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)

Unambiguous Synonyms

Egretta rufescens (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001

Similar Species

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Little Blue Heron, Great Egret

Members of the genus Egretta

There are approximately 48 species in this genus:

E. alba alba · E. alba egretta · E. alba melanorhyncha · E. alba melanorhynchos · E. alba modesta · E. alba modestus · E. ardesiaca (Black Heron) · E. caerula · E. caerulea (Little Blue Heron) · E. caerulea caerulea · E. caerulea caerulescens · E. dimorpha (Dimorphic Egret) · E. egretta · E. eulophotes (Chinese Egret) · E. garzetta (Little Egret) · E. garzetta garzetta (Little Egret) · E. garzetta nigripes · E. gularis (Western Reef-Egret) · E. gularis gularis · E. gularis schistacea · E. ibis · E. ibis ibis · E. intermedia (Plumed Egret) · E. intermedia brachyrhyncha · E. intermedia intermedia · E. intermedia plumifera · E. leuce · E. novaehollandiae (White-Faced Heron) · E. or · E. picata · E. rufescens (Reddish Egret) · E. rufescens dickeyi · E. rufescens rufescens · E. ruficollis · E. sacra (Pacific Reef-Egret) · E. sacra albolineata · E. sacra sacra · E. sacra ssp · E. schistacea · E. sp · E. thula (Snowy Egret) · E. thula brewsteri (Snowy Egret) · E. thula thula (Snowy Egret) · E. tricolor (Tricolored Heron) · E. tricolor occidentalis · E. tricolor ruficollis · E. tricolor tricolor · E. vinaceigula (Slaty Egret)

Bibliography

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Alsop, Fred J. III. Birds of North America - Eastern Region. First American Edition. Smithsonian Handbooks. DK Publishing, Inc. 2001.
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes 2003. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada.
Bird Reference Citations. The numbers inserted in the text accounts above (usually in bold) refer to references. For further details on these references, click on the BirdLife International link above to go to the specific species account on the BirdLife web site. In some cases, particularly in the taxonomic notes, the references are cited using the author names. Details for these can be found on the BirdLife International web site at the following two places: For References from A–L. For References from M–Z.
BirdLife International. 2000. Threatened Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, U.K.
BirdLife International. 2004 Threatened Birds of the World 2004. CD-ROM. BirdLife International, Cambridge, U.K.
Ehrlich, P., Dobkin, D., and Wheye, D. (1988). The Birders Handbook: A Field Guide to the Natural History of North American Birds. New York: Simon and Schuster Inc. (info on clutch size, length of incubation, days to fledge and number of broods.)
Robbins, C.S., Bruun, B., Zim, H.S., (1966). Birds of North America. New York: Western Publishing Company, Inc. (Length and wingspan info.)

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Notes

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Contributors

BirdLife International 2004. Egretta rufescens. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org . Downloaded on 21 October 2006.
BirdLife International 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 3, 2006.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 12, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 5 providers.
Hines, J. E., Gregory Gough, J. R. Sauer, et al. USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Sauer, J. R., J. E. Hines, and J. Fallon. 2005. The North American Breeding Bird Survey, Results and Analysis 1966 - 2004. Version 2005.2. USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD
Sauer, J. R., S. Schwartz, and B. Hoover. 1996. The Christmas Bird Count Home Page. Version 95.1. USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD
Universal Biological Indexer and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 17, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 12, 2008:

Avian Knowledge Network: eBird
Avian Knowledge Network: Great Backyard Bird Count
Avian Knowledge Network: Project FeederWatch
Canadian Museum of Nature: Canadian Museum of Nature Bird Collection
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History: Santa Barbara Musem of Natural History
UNIBIO, IBUNAM: CNAV/Coleccion Nacional de Aves
University of Michigan Museum of Zoology (UMMZ): Bird specimens

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3851738
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-174824
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13851585
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 174824
IUCN ID: 49567
Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: ABNGA06060
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 13670