Eastern Great Egret
S7, Adult, Foot, above		Murray Mallee Region
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Eastern Great Egret (Ardea alba ssp modesta)Class: Animals (Animalia) - Chordates (Chordata) - Birds (Aves)
Order: Storks (Ciconiiformes)
Family: Heron (Ardeidae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: Eastern Great Egret (Ardea alba ssp modesta)
This Photo:     🔍S3, Adult, posterior🔎
Synonyms: Ardea alba or Ardea modesta
Thank you Fubberpish & Andrew Taylor for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found in the Murray Mallee SA, Riverland, Coastal Areas and possibly elsewhere
Copyright © 2011-2025 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 25-Oct-2011
This species is classed as VU (Vulnerable) in the Murray Mallee, SA, by DENR (Regional Species Status Assessments, July 2010)