Reddish egret

Reddish egret
Reddish egret in breeding plumage at Fort Desoto, Florida, US
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Ardeidae
Genus: Egretta
Species:
E. rufescens
Binomial name
Egretta rufescens
(Gmelin, 1789)
  Breeding
  Year-round
  Nonbreeding
Synonyms[2]
  • Ardea rufescens Gmelin, 1789
  • Dichromanassa rufescens (Gmelin, 1789)
  • Hydranassa rufescens subsp. rufescens Stotz et al., 1996

The reddish egret (Egretta rufescens) is a medium-sized heron that is a resident breeder in Central America, the Bahamas, the Caribbean, the Gulf Coast of the United States (primarily Texas), and Mexico. The egret is known for its unusual foraging behavior compared to other herons as well as its association with mud flats, its habitat of choice.

In the past, this bird was a victim of the plume trade and is North America’s "rarest and least studied ardeid."[3]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Egretta rufescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22696916A154076472. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22696916A154076472.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Egretta rufescens (Gmelin, 1789)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
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