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Snowy Egret / Egretta thula

Snowy Egret bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsBrewster's Egret, Snowy Heron, Little white Egret
Old latin name for birdArdea aequinoctialis, Leucophoyx thula, Egretta candidissima, Ardea candidissima, Ardea thula
OrderPelicans and relatives / Pelecaniformes
FamilyHerons, Bitterns / Ardeidae
GenusEgretta
Breeding regionMiddle America, North America, South America
Breeding subregionwidespread

Snowy Egret bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Flight call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 2.
    Flight call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 3.
    Calls at roost, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 4.
    Calls, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 5.
    Calls, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 6.
    Alarm call, mixture of threat and other calls at rookery, © Russ Wigh
    United States
  • 7.
    Alarm call, flight call, © Tim Marquardt
    United States
  • 8.
    Call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 9.
    Calls, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 10.
    Nesting birds in a rookery with large chicks, all manner of behavior: begging, s, © Thomas Hamel
    United States
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Dimorphic Egret
Black Heron
Pied Heron
Western Reef Heron
Chinese Egret
White-faced Heron
Pacific Reef Heron
Little Blue Heron
Reddish Egret
All related species (12)

Where to see Snowy Egret

Snowy Egret subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Egretta thula brewsteriw North America-No
Egretta thula thulae, s North America to c Chile and n Argentina-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansSneeuwitreier
BasqueElur-lertxuntxo
BelarusianСнежная чапля
BulgarianСнежна чапла
Catalanmartinet blanc americà
Chinese雪鹭
Chinese (Traditional)雪鷺
CroatianSniježna čaplja, snježna čaplja, Snežna čaplja
Czechvolavka bělostná, Volavka belostná
DanishSnehejre
DutchAmerikaanse Kleine Zilverreiger
EsperantoNeĝa egretardeo, Blanka egreto
Estonianameerika siidhaigur
FaroeseSnjóhegri
Finnishlumihaikara
FrenchAigrette neigeuse, Aigrette garzette américaine
FrisianSniereager
GalicianGarzota branca americana
GermanSchmuckreiher
GreekΑμερικανικός Λευκοτσικνιάς, Χιovoτσικvιάς
GuaraniItaypite, Mbaetuitui, Itaipyte
Hebrewלבנית אמריקנית
Hungarianhókócsag
IcelandicLjómahegri
IrishÉigrit shneachtúil
ItalianGarzetta nivea, Egretta nivea
Japaneseユキコサギ
Latviansniega gārnis
Lithuaniansnieginis garnys
LuxembourgishSchnéireeër
MacedonianСнежна чапја
ManxCoar-vane niaghtagh
Northern SamiMuohtaháigir
Norwegiansnøhegre, Snøhegre
Norwegian NynorskSnøhegre
Polishczapla sniezna, czapla śnieżna
Portuguesegarça-branca-pequena / garça-branca-americana, garça-pequena, garça-branca, Garcinha-branca, garça-branca-pequena, guará, garça-branca-menor, garceta, garça-branca-americana
RomanianEgretă de zăpadă
RussianБелая американская цапля, Цапля снежная, Снежная цапля
SerbianSnežna čaplja
Slovakvolavka žltoprstá
Sloveniansnežna čaplja
SpanishGarceta Patiamarilla, nivea, Garza de Rizos, Garza nevada, Garza chica, Garcita blanca, Garza Blanca Chica, garceta dedos-dorados, Garceta Nivosa, garceta pie dorado, Garza Nivea, Garza Blanca, Garceta Pie-dorado, Garza Patiamarilla, Garceta nívea
Swedishsnöhäger
TurkishKarbeyaz Balıkçıl
Ukrainianчепура американська
WelshCrëyr claerwyn, Crëyr eirwyn