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| Western Reef Egret Egretta gularis schistacea
- Adult in prime breeding condition |
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| Photographer : | © Prashant Gokarankar |
| Location : | Sewri Mudflat ecosystem, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Date : |
25 February 2013 |
| English synonyms: | Western Reef-Egret, Indian Reef Egret, Indian Reef Heron, Reef Heron, Arabian Reef Egret (schistacea), Red Sea Reef Heron (schistacea), Western Reef Heron |
| Bird Family : | Ardeidae - Egrets, Herons & Bitterns |
| Bird Group : | CICONIIFORMES |
| Red Data Status : | Least Concern |
| Remarks : | This is presumably the same Western Reef Heron which I have photographed fighting with the Little Egret and observed during three continuous visits at Sewri. It was feeding in the same places. - PG |
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