Great Egret / Ardea alba
Great Egret bird information | Values |
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Conservation status | LC - Least concern |
Synonyms | Large Egret, Great White Heron, Greater Egret, Common Egret, American Egret, White Heron, Western Great or Eastern Great Egret, Egret, Great White Egret, White Egret |
Old latin name for bird | Egretta albus, Casmerodius alba, Ardea modesta, Ardea alpina, Egretta alba, Casmerodius albus, Casmerodius egretta, Herodias egretta, Ardea egretta |
Order | Pelicans and relatives / Pelecaniformes |
Family | Herons, Bitterns / Ardeidae |
Genus | Ardea |
Breeding region | Africa, Australasia, Eurasia, North America, Oriental Region, South America |
Breeding subregion | worldwide |
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Grey Heron
Where to see Great Egret
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Angola
- Anguilla
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Aruba
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Benin
- Bermuda
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Cayman Islands
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Chile
- China
- Christmas Island
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Congo
- Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Curaçao
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
- Faroe Islands
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- French Guiana
- French Polynesia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guadeloupe
- Guam
- Guatemala
- Guernsey
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Isle of Man
- Israel
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jersey
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macao
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mali
- Malta
- Martinique
- Mauritania
- Mayotte
- Mexico
- Micronesia (Federated States of)
- Moldova
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Montserrat
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Caledonia
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Norfolk Island
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Palestine, State of
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Saint Barthélemy
- Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Martin (French part)
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- South Korea
- South Sudan
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
- Togo
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States Minor Outlying Islands
- United States of America
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Virgin Islands (British)
- Virgin Islands (U.S.)
- Western Sahara
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
- Åland Islands
Great Egret subspecies (4)
Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
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Ardea alba alba | c Europe to ne Asia s to n, c Africa and s Asia | - | No |
Ardea alba egretta | s Canada to s Argentina and s Chile | - | No |
Ardea alba melanorhynchos | Africa s of the Sahara | - | No |
Ardea alba modesta | s, e Asia to Mindanao (s Philippines), Indonesian Arch. and Australasia | - | No |
Translation
Language | Translation |
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Afrikaans | Grootwitreier |
Albanian | Çapka e bardhë e madhe, Çapka e madhe e bardhë, Çapka e madhe e bardhe |
Arabic | بلشون ابيض كبير, بيوضي كبير, البلشون الأبيض الكبير بوالخصيف, البلشون الأبيض الكبير |
Armenian | [Spitak Mets Taregh ], Սպիտակ Մեծ Տառեղ, սպիտակ ձկնկուլ, [spitak dzknkul] |
Azerbaijani | Ağ vağ quşu, Böyük ağ vağ, İri ağ vağ |
Basque | Koartzatxo handi, Lertxuntxo handia, Agró blanc, Lertxuntxo handi, Koartza zuria |
Belarusian | Вяліка бела чапля, Вялiкая белая чапля, Вялікая белая чапля |
Bengali | বড় বগা |
Breton | Herlegon bras, An herlegon bras |
Bulgarian | Голяма бяла чапла |
Catalan | agró blanc, Agró blanc gros |
Chinese | 公子, 大白鹭, 白洼, 冬庄, 风漂公子, [da bai-lu], [gongzi], 白庄, 雪客, 西大白鹭, 大白鷺, 白长脚鹭鸶, 白老冠, [bai-wa], [bai-zhuang], 白洼子 |
Chinese (Traditional) | 白老冠, 風漂公子, 白莊, 白長腳鷺鷥, 雪客, 白窪, 公子, 大白鷺, 白窪子, 冬莊, 大大白鷺 |
Croatian | Velika Bijela Caplja, Bijela čaplja, velika bijela čaplja |
Czech | volavka bílá |
Danish | Sølvhejre |
Dutch | Zilver Reiger, Grote Zilverreiger |
Esperanto | Granda egretardeo |
Estonian | hõbehaigur |
Faroese | Silvurhegri |
Finnish | jalohaikara |
French | Grande Aigrette ou A. d'Australasie, Grande Aigrette, Héron aigrette, Aigrette blanche, Héron huppé, Héron crabier |
Frisian | Grutte wite reager |
Galician | Garza branca, Garzón branco, Garzota grande, Agró blanc |
Georgian | დიდი თეთრი ყანჩა, თეთრი ყანჩა, დიდი ოყარი |
German | Silberreiher, Seidenreiher |
Greek | Αργυρoτσικvιάς, Αργυροτσικνιάς |
Guarani | Guyratî, Güiratí |
Hebrew | אנפה לבנה, אנפית גמדית, לבנית גדולה |
Hindi | Chennarai |
Hungarian | nagy kócsag |
Icelandic | Mjallhegri |
Indonesian | Burung Kuntul Putih Besar, Burung, Cangak besar, Kuntul putih besar, Burung Kuntul Besar, Kuntul besar, Kantul besar |
Irish | Éigrit Mhór |
Italian | Airone bianco maggiore |
Japanese | シラサギ, ダイサギ |
Kazakh | Ақ қарқара, Үлкен аққұтан |
Korean | 중대백로, 대백로, 대대백로 |
Latvian | baltais gārnis, Lielais baltgārnis, lielais baltais gārnis, Sudrabgārnis |
Lithuanian | didysis baltasis garnys, Baltasis garnys |
Luxembourgish | Sëlwerreeër, Grousse wäisse Reeër |
Macedonian | Голема бела чапја, голема бела чапја |
Malagasy | Vanofotsy, Kilandry be, Langorofotsy, Langorona, domoina, Langaraka |
Malay | Burung Ruak-ruak Putih, Burung Bangau Besar, Bangau, Bangau Besar, Burung Bangau Putih |
Malayalam | പെരുമുണ്ടി, പെരുമുണ്ടി ? |
Maltese | Russett Abjad |
Manx | Coar-vane vooar |
Maori | Kotuku |
Marathi | मोठा बगळा |
Mongolian | Цасч дэглээ, Цасч дэглий, Цасч тэглэй |
Nepali | ठूलो सेतोबकुल्ला |
Northern Sami | Jievjaháigir |
Norwegian | thegre, Egretthegre, egretthegre |
Norwegian Nynorsk | Egretthegre |
Persian | اگرت بزرگ , اگرت بزرگ, اگرت (قار) بزرگ, اگرت بزرگ (حواصیل سفید بزرگ) |
Polish | Czapla amerykańska, czapla biała, czapla biala |
Portuguese | guira-tinga, garça-grande, guará, acará-tinga, garça-real, Garca-branca-grande, acará, garça-branca, garça-branca-grande |
Romanian | Egretă mare |
Romansh | Irun alv |
Russian | Bolshaya Belaya Tsaplya, Большая белая цапля, Цапля большая белая, Цапля белая большая, Белая цапля |
Serbian | Велика бела чапља, velika bijela caplja, Велика бела цаплја, velika bijela čaplja, Velika bela čaplja |
Shona | Svorechena |
Slovak | Volavka biela, beluša veľká, volavka biela (beluša veľká) |
Slovenian | velika bela caplja, velika bela čaplja, velika belacaplja |
Spanish | Garza Blanca, Garzón Grande, Garceta grande, Garza grande, Garza Blanca Grande, Garza Real, Garzón blanco |
Swahili | Msuka |
Swedish | ägretthäger |
Tamil | [Chennarai] |
Tatar | Aq balıq çil |
Thai | นกยางโทนใหญ่ |
Turkish | Büyük akbalıkçıl, Үлкен аққұтан, Büyük Beyaz Balıkçıl, büyük ak balykçyl, Büyük Ak Balıkçıl |
Ukrainian | Велика біла чапля, чепура велика |
Vietnamese | Chim Diệc lớn, Chim Cò ngàng lớn, Cò ngàng lớn |
Welsh | Crёyr Mawr Gwyn, Creyr mawr gwyn, Crëyr mawr gwyn |
Zulu | iLanda |