Little Egret / Egretta garzetta
| Little Egret bird information | Values |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | LC - Least concern |
| Synonyms | Little Egret (Little) |
| Old latin name for bird | Ardea garzetta |
| Order | Pelicans and relatives / Pelecaniformes |
| Family | Herons, Bitterns / Ardeidae |
| Genus | Egretta |
| Breeding region | Africa, Australasia, Eurasia, Oriental Region |
| Breeding subregion | widespread |
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Related species
Dimorphic Egret
Black Heron
Pied Heron
Western Reef Heron
Chinese Egret
Snowy Egret
White-faced Heron
Pacific Reef Heron
Little Blue Heron
Where to see Little Egret
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Angola
- Anguilla
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Armenia
- Aruba
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Benin
- Bermuda
- Bhutan
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- China
- Christmas Island
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- Comoros
- Congo
- Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Faroe Islands
- Finland
- France
- French Guiana
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guadeloupe
- Guam
- Guernsey
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Isle of Man
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Jersey
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macao
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mali
- Malta
- Martinique
- Mauritania
- Micronesia (Federated States of)
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Caledonia
- New Zealand
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Norfolk Island
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Palestine, State of
- Papua New Guinea
- 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 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 Korea
- South Sudan
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
- Togo
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Vietnam
- Virgin Islands (British)
- Virgin Islands (U.S.)
- Western Sahara
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
- Åland Islands
Little Egret subspecies (2)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egretta garzetta garzetta | Europe to Japan s to Africa, India and Mindanao (s Philippines) | to Philippines, w Indonesia | No |
| Egretta garzetta nigripes | Sundas to Australia and New Zealand | - | No |
Translation
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Abkhazian | аӠыцәашкәакәа |
| Afrikaans | Kleinwitreier |
| Albanian | Çapka e bardhë e vogël |
| Arabic | الغرنوق الأبيض, بلشون ابيض صغير |
| Armenian | [Spitak Pokr Taregh ], Սպիտակ Փոքր Տառեղ |
| Azerbaijani | kiçik ağnaz, Kiçik ağ vağ |
| Basque | Lertxuntxo txikia, Martinet blanc, Lertxuntxo txiki |
| Belarusian | Чапля малая белая, Малая белая чапля |
| Bengali | হছাট ফগা, ছোট বগা |
| Breton | Herlegon bihan, An herlegon bihan |
| Bulgarian | Малка бяла чапла |
| Catalan | martinet blanc comú, Agró blanc, Martinet blanc |
| Chinese | 白鹭鸶, 大白鹭, 小白鹭, 一杯鹭, 鹭鸶, 白鹭, 小白鷺, 雪客, 春锄, 丝琴, 白鸟, 白鹤, 舂锄, 极小白鹭, 白 鹭 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 白鷺鷥, 小白鷺, 白鶴, 春鋤, 雪客, 白鳥, 鷺鷥, 舂鋤, 極小白鷺, 白鷺, 絲琴, 一杯鷺 |
| Cornish | Kerghyth penvagas lyha |
| Croatian | Mala Bijela Caplja, mala bijela čaplja |
| Czech | volavka stříbřitá, volavka støíbøitá, Volavka stríbritá |
| Danish | Silkehejre |
| Dutch | Kleine Zilverreiger (garzetta groep), Kleine Zilverreiger |
| Esperanto | malgranda egreto, Malgranda egretardeo |
| Estonian | siidhaigur |
| Faroese | Silkihegri |
| Finnish | silkkihaikara |
| French | Petite Aigrette, Aigrette garzette, Héron garzette, Aigrette blanche, Garzette blanche |
| Frisian | Lytse wyte reager, Lytse wite reager |
| Galician | Martinet blanc, Garzota, Garzota branca |
| Georgian | პატარა თეთრი ყანჩა, პატარა ოყარა, მცირე თეთრი ყანჩა |
| German | Seidenreiher |
| Greek | (Κοινός) Λευκοτσικνιάς, Χιονάτη, Λευκoτσικvιάς, Λευκοτσικνιάς |
| Hebrew | לבנית קטנה |
| Hindi | Chinna vellai kokku |
| Hungarian | kis kócsag |
| Icelandic | Bjarthegri |
| Indonesian | Kuntul kecil, Bango putih kecil, Burung Kuntul Perak Kecil, Kuntul perak kecil, Burung Kuntul Kecil |
| Irish | Éigrit Bheag |
| Italian | Garzetta, Garzetta comune |
| Japanese | コサギ (garzetta グループ), コサギ, ミノシラサギ, シラサギ |
| Kazakh | кіші аққұтан, кішкене аққұтан, ақ кіші құтан, кішкентай ақ тырна, Кишкене аққұтан |
| Korean | 쇠백로 |
| Latvian | zīda gārnis, mazais baltais gārnis |
| Lithuanian | mažasis baltasis garnys |
| Luxembourgish | Klenge wäisse Reeër, Seidereeër |
| Macedonian | мала бела чапја, Мала бела чапја, Мала бела (Сребреникава) чапја |
| Malay | Burung Bangau Kecil, Bangau Kecil, Burung Bangau Ular |
| Malayalam | ചിന്നമുണ്ടി |
| Maltese | Agrett Abjad, egretta ż-żgħira |
| Manx | Coar-vane veg |
| Mongolian | цэгээн дэглий, Хурган цагаан дэглий, Хурган дэглээ |
| Nepali | सानो सेतोबकुल्ला |
| Northern Sami | Silkeháigir |
| Norwegian | silkehegre, Silkehegre |
| Persian | اگرت (حواصیل) کوچک, اگرت (قار) کوچک, اگرت کوچک, اگرت کوچک |
| Polish | czapla nadobna |
| Portuguese | garça-pequena-europeia / garça-branca, garça branca pequena, Garça-branca-pequena-europeia / Garça-branca, garça-pequena-europeia, Garça-branca, garça-branca-pequena |
| Romanian | Egretă mică |
| Romansh | Irun da saida |
| Russian | Malaya Belaya Tsaplya, Чепуранужда, Цапля малая белая, Малая белая цапля |
| Serbian | Мала бела цаплја, mala bijela čaplja, mala bijela caplja, Mala bela caplja, Mala bela čaplja |
| Slovak | volavka striebristá (beluša malá), beluša malá, volavka striebristá |
| Slovenian | mala bela caplja, mala belacaplja, mala bela čaplja |
| Spanish | Garza Chiquita, Garceta común, Garceta Comun, Garza Pequeña |
| Swahili | Dandala |
| Swedish | silkeshäger |
| Tamil | Chinna Kokku |
| Thai | นกยางเปีย |
| Turkish | Küçük Ak Balıkçıl, Küçük Akbalıkçıl, Küçük Beyaz Balıkçıl, küçük ak balykçyl, Кішкене аққұтан |
| Turkmen | kiçi ak hokgar |
| Ukrainian | Мала біла чапля, чепура мала |
| Uzbek | кичик оққўтон, кичик оқ қарқара |
| Vietnamese | Chim Cò trắng, Cò trắng, Chim Cò ngàng |
| Welsh | Crëyr bach, Crёyr Bach, Crëyr gwen lleiaf |
| Zulu | iNgekle |