Eastern Reef Egret (species: Egretta sacra) in Lizard Island Field Guide (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Egretta sacra
Eastern Reef Egret


©David McCartt: Eastern Reef Egret at Lizard Island

©Charlie Shuetrim: White morph fishing at Lizard Island, Queensland, Australia

©Glen Fergus: Dark morph on Fingal Beach, New South Wales, Australia

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Pelecaniformes
Family Ardeidae
Genus Egretta
Species Egretta sacra
Status least concern

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

Wingspan

  • Wingspan data is not yet available.

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Local abundance

  • Lizard Island, Queensland, Australia: This is the common egret at Lizard Island. Most are white. The grey morph is seen infrequently.

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References

  • Domm, S. (1977). Sea birds and waders of the Lizard Island area, The Sunbird, 8: 1-8. LIRS catalog number 4.
  • Smith, G.C. (1987). The birds of Eagle Island, a tropical sand cay on the northern Great Barrier Reef, Australia, The Sunbird, 17(1): 1-11. LIRS catalog number 245.
  • Smith, G.C. and R.C. Buckley (1986). Eagle Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Corella, 10(3): 81-83. LIRS catalog number 278.