WoRMS taxon details
Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766)
159115 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159115)
accepted
Species
Ardea garzetta Linnaeus, 1766 · unaccepted > superseded combination
- Subspecies Egretta garzetta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766)
- Subspecies Egretta garzetta nigripes (Temminck, 1840)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Length: 55-65 cm Plumage: white. Dark morph varies from bluish grey to black. Long plumes on head neck and back when...
Distribution North America; Oceania
Description Length: 55-65 cm Plumage: white. Dark morph varies from bluish grey to black. Long plumes on head neck and back when breeding. Immature like non-breeding adult. Bare parts: iris yellow, orange in breeding birds; lores greyish green, orange to purplish in breeding birds; bill black with pale horn on basal half of mandible; feet and legs: legs black, orange to red in breeding birds; feet yellow. Habitat: shores of marine and inland waters. <388><393><391> [details]
Distribution North America; Oceania
Distribution North America; Oceania [details]
WoRMS (2025). Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159115 on 2025-04-02
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Nomenclature
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Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Blackmore, G. (1998). The importance of feeding ecology in investigating accumulated heavy metal body burdens in Thais clavigera (Kuster) (mollusca: neogastropoda: muricidae) in Hong Kong. <em>PhD thesis. The University of Hong Kong.</em> [details]
context source (RAS) Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [details]
context source (Schelde) Maris, T., O. Beauchard, S. Van Damme, E. Van den Bergh, S. Wijnhoven & P. Meire. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. [Reference matrices and Ecotope areas Annex to the Evaluation methodology Scheldt estuary Study on “Ecotope areas and intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (Bermuda) Dobson, A. F. (2002). A Birdwatching Guide to Bermuda. Arlequin Press, Chelmsford, Essex, 173 pp. [details]
additional source Banks, R.C., R.W. McDiarmid, and A.L. Gardner. 1987. Checklist of vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Publication No. 166. 79 p. [details]
additional source Peterson, R.T.; Peterson, V.M. (2002). A field guide to the birds of eastern and central North America. <em>Fifth Edition.</em> Peterson Field Guide Series. Houghton Mifflin Company. New York. 427 p. [details]
additional source Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman. (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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context source (RAS) Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [details]
context source (Schelde) Maris, T., O. Beauchard, S. Van Damme, E. Van den Bergh, S. Wijnhoven & P. Meire. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. [Reference matrices and Ecotope areas Annex to the Evaluation methodology Scheldt estuary Study on “Ecotope areas and intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (Bermuda) Dobson, A. F. (2002). A Birdwatching Guide to Bermuda. Arlequin Press, Chelmsford, Essex, 173 pp. [details]
additional source Banks, R.C., R.W. McDiarmid, and A.L. Gardner. 1987. Checklist of vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Publication No. 166. 79 p. [details]
additional source Peterson, R.T.; Peterson, V.M. (2002). A field guide to the birds of eastern and central North America. <em>Fifth Edition.</em> Peterson Field Guide Series. Houghton Mifflin Company. New York. 427 p. [details]
additional source Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman. (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Length: 55-65 cm Plumage: white. Dark morph varies from bluish grey to black. Long plumes on head neck and back when breeding. Immature like non-breeding adult. Bare parts: iris yellow, orange in breeding birds; lores greyish green, orange to purplish in breeding birds; bill black with pale horn on basal half of mandible; feet and legs: legs black, orange to red in breeding birds; feet yellow. Habitat: shores of marine and inland waters. <388><393><391> [details]Distribution North America; Oceania [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | gelca e bardhë e vogëlgatëza e bardhë e vogëlgata e bardhë e vogëlçapkëbardha e vogëlçapka e bardhë e vogëlçajma e bardhë e vogëlçafka e bardhë e vogël | [details] |
| Bulgarian | Малка бяла чапла | [details] |
| Danish | silkehejre | [details] |
| Dutch | kleine zilverreiger | [details] |
| English | little egret | [details] |
| French | aigrette garzette | [details] |
| German | Seidenreiher | [details] |
| Hebrew | לבנית קטנה | [details] |
| Italian | garzetta | [details] |
| Japanese | コサギ | [details] |
| Lithuanian | mažasis baltasis garnys | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Κοινός Λευκοτσικνιάς | [details] |
| Norwegian | silkehegre | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | silkehegre | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | silkehegre | [details] |
| Polish | czapla nadobna | [details] |
| Romanian | egreta mică | [details] |
| Russian | малая белая цапля | [details] |
| Slovenian | mala bela čaplja | [details] |
| Spanish | garceta común | [details] |
| Swedish | silkeshäger | [details] |
| Turkish | küçük ak balıkçılkucuk ak balikcil | [details] |
| Ukrainian | Чепура малаМала біла чапля | [details] |
| Welsh | crëyr bach | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (15 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (252 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Egretta garzetta)
To GenBank (140317 nucleotides; 38413 proteins)
To GenBank (140317 nucleotides; 38413 proteins) (from synonym Ardea garzetta Linnaeus, 1766)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (252 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Egretta garzetta)
To GenBank (140317 nucleotides; 38413 proteins)
To GenBank (140317 nucleotides; 38413 proteins) (from synonym Ardea garzetta Linnaeus, 1766)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
