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Ardea alba
| Family Name: | Ardeidae |
| Taxonomic Group: | Vertebrates (Bird) |
| Common Name: | Great Egret, Burung Bangau Besar |
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Description
| Size | 90 cm |
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| Description | Largest white egret. All white body; fairly long bill, neck, legs. Gape extends well behind eye; blackish streak along gape. Feet all-black. Breeding: bill black; lores yellow-green; plumes on lower back only. For a part of season tibia become dark pink. Non-breeding: bill, lores yellow; no plumes. |
Ecology, Habitat & Location
| Habitats | Mangroves, Mudflats |
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| Distribution | The species is commonly found worldwide, besides some of the resident population, the migratory population in East Asian-Australasian population breeds in East Asia and winters in East Asia and Southeast Asia. |
| Nature Reserves | Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve |
| Nature Areas | Pulau Ubin |
Conservation
| Notes | A common winter visitor and passage migrant to Singapore and Sungei Buloh. |
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Status
| Species Status | Winter visitor |
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| Conservation Status | Common |
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References
| References | Gan, J., Tan, M. & Li, D. 2009. Migratory birds of Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve. Singapore: National Parks Board. 82pp Wang, L.K. & Hails, C.J. 2007. An annotated checklist of the birds of Singapore. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement no. 15. 179pp |
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