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Great Egret / Ardea alba LC

  • 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

Great Egretbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Flight call, © Niels Krabbe
    Argentina
  • 2.
    Call, © Sue Riffe
    United States
  • 3.
    Flight call, © José Carlos Sires
    Spain
  • 4.
    Call, flight call, © Greg McLachlan
    Australia
  • 5.
    Call, © Faansie Peacock
    South Africa
  • 6.
    Call, © Faansie Peacock
    South Africa
  • 7.
    Call, © Faansie Peacock
    South Africa
  • 8.
    Call, flight call, © Kasper Wieck
    Sweden
  • 9.
    Flight call, © Lynette Rudman
    South Africa
  • 10.
    Alarm call, © Douglas Meyer
    Brazil
  • 11.
    Call, © Bram Piot
    Senegal
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Goliath Heron
White-necked Heron
Black-headed Heron
Humblot's Heron
Purple Heron
Great-billed Heron
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Where to see Great Egret

  • Breeding region Africa, Australasia, Eurasia, North America, Oriental Region, South America
  • Breeding subregion worldwide

Great Egret subspecies (4)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Ardea alba albac Europe to ne Asia s to n, c Africa and s Asia-No
Ardea alba egrettas Canada to s Argentina and s Chile-No
Ardea alba melanorhynchosAfrica s of the Sahara-No
Ardea alba modestas, e Asia to Mindanao (s Philippines), Indonesian Arch. and Australasia-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansGrootwitreier
AlbanianÇapka e madhe e bardhë, Çapka e bardhë e madhe, Çapka e madhe e bardhe
Arabicالبلشون الأبيض الكبير, بلشون ابيض كبير, بيوضي كبير, البلشون الأبيض الكبير بوالخصيف
Armenian[spitak dzknkul], սպիտակ ձկնկուլ, Սպիտակ Մեծ Տառեղ, [Spitak Mets Taregh ]
Azerbaijaniİri ağ vağ, Böyük ağ vağ, Ağ vağ quşu
BasqueLertxuntxo handi, Koartza zuria, Koartzatxo handi, Lertxuntxo handia, Agró blanc
BelarusianВяліка бела чапля, Вялікая белая чапля, Вялiкая белая чапля
Bengaliবড় বগা
BretonHerlegon bras, An herlegon bras
BulgarianГоляма бяла чапла
CatalanAgró blanc gros, agró blanc
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
CroatianVelika Bijela Caplja, Bijela čaplja, velika bijela čaplja
Czechvolavka bílá
DanishSølvhejre
DutchZilver Reiger, Grote Zilverreiger
EsperantoGranda egretardeo
Estonianhõbehaigur
FaroeseSilvurhegri
Finnishjalohaikara
FrenchGrande Aigrette ou A. d'Australasie, Grande Aigrette, Héron aigrette, Aigrette blanche, Héron huppé, Héron crabier
FrisianGrutte wite reager
GalicianGarza branca, Garzón branco, Garzota grande, Agró blanc
Georgianდიდი თეთრი ყანჩა, თეთრი ყანჩა, დიდი ოყარი
GermanSilberreiher, Seidenreiher
GreekΑργυρoτσικvιάς, Αργυροτσικνιάς
GuaraniGuyratî, Güiratí
Hebrewאנפה לבנה, אנפית גמדית, לבנית גדולה
HindiChennarai
Hungariannagy kócsag
IcelandicMjallhegri
IndonesianBurung Kuntul Putih Besar, Burung, Cangak besar, Kantul besar, Burung Kuntul Besar, Kuntul besar, Kuntul putih besar
IrishÉigrit Mhór
ItalianAirone bianco maggiore
Japaneseシラサギ, ダイサギ
KazakhҮлкен аққұтан, Ақ қарқара
Korean대백로, 대대백로, 중대백로
Latvianbaltais gārnis, lielais baltais gārnis, Lielais baltgārnis, Sudrabgārnis
LithuanianBaltasis garnys, didysis baltasis garnys
LuxembourgishSëlwerreeër, Grousse wäisse Reeër
MacedonianГолема бела чапја, голема бела чапја
MalagasyLangaraka, Vanofotsy, domoina, Kilandry be, Langorofotsy, Langorona
MalayBangau Besar, Bangau, Burung Bangau Putih, Burung Ruak-ruak Putih, Burung Bangau Besar
Malayalamപെരുമുണ്ടി ?, പെരുമുണ്ടി
MalteseRussett Abjad
ManxCoar-vane vooar
MaoriKotuku
Marathiमोठा बगळा
MongolianЦасч дэглээ, Цасч тэглэй, Цасч дэглий
Nepaliठूलो सेतोबकुल्ला
Northern SamiJievjaháigir
Norwegianegretthegre, thegre
Norwegian NynorskEgretthegre
Persianاگرت  بزرگ , اگرت  بزرگ (حواصیل سفید بزرگ), اگرت بزرگ, اگرت (قار) بزرگ
Polishczapla biala, czapla biała, Czapla amerykańska
Portugueseacará-tinga, garça-real, Garca-branca-grande, guira-tinga, acará, garça-branca-grande, garça-branca, garça-grande, guará
RomanianEgretă mare
RomanshIrun alv
RussianБольшая белая цапля, Белая цапля, Bolshaya Belaya Tsaplya, Цапля большая белая, Цапля белая большая
SerbianВелика бела чапља, velika bijela caplja, Велика бела цаплја, velika bijela čaplja, Velika bela čaplja
ShonaSvorechena
Slovakbeluša veľká, volavka biela (beluša veľká), Volavka biela
Slovenianvelika belacaplja, velika bela čaplja, velika bela caplja
SpanishGarceta grande, Garza Real, Garzón blanco, Garzón Grande, Garza Blanca, Garza grande, Garza Blanca Grande
SwahiliMsuka
Swedishägretthäger
Tamil[Chennarai]
TatarAq balıq çil
Thaiนกยางโทนใหญ่
TurkishBüyük Beyaz Balıkçıl, büyük ak balykçyl, Büyük Ak Balıkçıl, Büyük akbalıkçıl, Үлкен аққұтан
UkrainianВелика біла чапля, чепура велика
VietnameseCò ngàng lớn, Chim Diệc lớn, Chim Cò ngàng lớn
WelshCrëyr mawr gwyn, Crёyr Mawr Gwyn, Creyr mawr gwyn
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