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Western Reef Heron / Egretta gularis LC

  • Synonyms West African Reef-Heron, West African Reef Egret, Western Reef-Egret, West African Reef-Egret, African Reef-Egret, West African Reef Heron, Reef Heron, Indian Reef Heron, Indian Reef-Egret, Western Reef Egret, Western Reef-Heron
  • Old latin name for bird Ardea gularis, Demigretta gularis

Western Reef Heronbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Bram Piot
    Senegal
  • 2.
    Call, © Bram Piot
    Senegal
  • 3.
    Call, © David Darrell-Lambert
    United Arab Emirates
  • 4.
    Call, © Bram Piot
    Senegal
  • 5.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Gambia
  • 6.
    Flight call, © Herman van Oosten
    Oman
  • 7.
    Alarm call, © Alok Tewari
    India
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Tricolored Heron
Reddish Egret
Little Egret
White-faced Heron
Chinese Egret
Dimorphic Egret
Black Heron
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Where to see Western Reef Heron

  • Breeding region Africa, Eurasia, Oriental Region
  • Breeding subregion w AF, ne AF to w India and Sri Lanka

Western Reef Heron subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Egretta gularis gulariscoastal w Africa-No
Egretta gularis schistaceacoastal ne Africa to w India and Sri Lanka-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansWestelike Kusreier
Arabicبلشون الصخر, الغرنوق الأسود
BasqueMartinet dels esculls
BelarusianЗаходняя рыфавая чапля
Bengali঩চিভা ব঱রফগা
BretonHerlegon jave gwenn
BulgarianЗападна рифова чапла, Рифова чапла
CatalanAgró d'escull, martinet dels esculls
Chinese黄喉岩鹭, 西岩鹭
Chinese (Traditional)黃喉岩鷺
Croatianobalna čaplja, Crna čaplja
CzechVolavka belolící, volavka přímořská, Volavka západní
DanishVestafrikansk Revhejre, Heron Revhejre, Revhejre, Vestlig Revhejre
DutchWestelijke Rifreiger
EsperantoMarborda egretardeo, Okcidenta rifegreto
Estonianrand-siidhaigur
Finnishriuttahaikara, Afrikansilkkihaikara, riuttahaikara (afrikansilkkihaikara)
FrenchAigrette des récifs, Aigrette à gorge blanche, Aigrette gorgeblanche
FrisianKustreager
GalicianGarzota dos arrecifes, Garceta dos arrecifes, Martinet dels esculls
GermanKüstenreiher, Meerreiher
GreekΘαλασσοτσικνιάς, Μαυροτσικνιάς
Hebrewלבנית ים-סוף, לבנית ים סוף, לבנית ים־סוף
Hungarianzátonykócsag
IcelandicKóralhegri
IrishÉigrit sceire iartharach
ItalianGarzetta gulare, Airone gulare, Airone schistaceo
Japaneseアフリカクロサギ
Latvianrifu gārnis, krastu gārnis, rifu gārnis
LithuanianRifinis garnys, Krantinis garnys, vakarinis rifinis garnys
Malayalamതിരമുണ്ടി
MalteseAgrett tax-Xatt
Marathiसागरी बगळा
Northern SamiAfrihkásilkeháigir
Norwegianstrandhegre
Norwegian NynorskStrandhegre
Persianاگرت (حواصیل) ساحلی, اگرت ساحلی, اگرت ساحلی, اگرت (قار) ساحلی
Polishczapla rafowa
Portuguesegarça-dos-recifes, garça-negra, Garça-dos-recifes, Garça-negra / Garça-dos-recifes
RomanianEgretă de recif
RussianЦапля рифовая, Западная рифовая цапля, Береговая цапля
Serbianafricka crna caplja, afrička crna čaplja, Mala crna čaplja
Slovakvolavka pobrežná
Slovenianobalna čaplja
SpanishGarceta dimorfa, Garceta Costera Occidental
Swedishrevhäger, Kusthäger
TurkishKıyı Balıkçılı
UkrainianЧепура рифова, чапля рифова
WelshCrëyr traethau gorllewinol