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Home Latest contributions Images Missing images Photographers OBC Home Join OBC RSS feed		Next >>  Great Egret Ardea alba modesta   Photographer : © Vijay Kumar Sethi Location : Dhanauri Wetlands, Greater Noida, Gautam Budhha Nagar District, Uttar Pradesh, India Date : 2 February 2019 English synonyms: Greater Egret, Large Egret, White Heron, Large Heron, Eastern Great Egret (modesta), Eastern Large Egret (modestus), White Egret, Common Egret, Great White Egret, Great White Heron, Western Great Egret, Angel Bird, Big Plume Bird, Long White, Plume Bird, White Crane Bird Family : Ardeidae - Egrets, Herons & Bitterns Bird Group : CICONIIFORMES Red Data Status : Least Concern Remarks : Taxonomic Notes : Formerly placed in the monotypic genus Casmerodius but now relocated within Ardea following Sheldon, F.H., C.E. Jones & K.G. McCracken (2000) Relative patterns and rates of evolution in heron nuclear and mitochondrial DNA. – Molecular Biology and Evolution, 17: 437‐450. Select an image: 1. 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Great Egret >> Breeding plumaged adult in flight from below 120. Great Egret >> Non-breeding 121. Great Egret >> Adult feeding young 122. Great Egret >> Non-breeding 123. Great Egret >> Taking off 124. Great Egret >> Upperwing 125. Great Egret >> Adult in prime breeding plumage 126. Great Egret >> Adult in prime breeding plumage 127. Great Egret >> Breeding plumaged adult in flight 128. Great Egret 129. Great Egret 130. Great Egret >> Breeding adult 131. Great Egret >> Foraging 132. Great Egret >> In flight 133. Great Egret >> In flight 134. Great Egret >> Chick 135. Great Egret 136. Great Egret >> Chick 137. Great Egret >> Non-breeding 138. Great Egret >> Adult in prime breeding condition 139. Great Egret >> In flight from below 140. Great Egret >> Adult in breeding plumage 141. Great Egret >> Adult in breeding plumage 142. Great Egret >> Adult in breeding plumage 143. Great Egret >> Taking off 144. Great Egret >> Comparison 145. Great Egret >> In flight 146. Great Egret >> Non-breeding 147. Great Egret >> Adult in breeding plumage 148. Great Egret >> Adult in partial breeding plumage 149. Great Egret 150. Great Egret >> Comparison 151. Great Egret >> Adult non-breeding 152. Great Egret >> With fish 153. Great Egret >> Fishing 154. Great Egret 155. Great Egret 156. Great Egret >> With prey 157. Great Egret >> Fighting 158. Great Egret >> Adult in breeding plumage 159. Great Egret >> Adult in breeding plumage 160. Great Egret >> With prey 161. Great Egret >> In flight 162. Great Egret >> Non-breeding 163. Great Egret >> Adult in partial breeding plumage 164. Great Egret >> Non-breeding adult in flight 165. Great Egret 166. Great Egret >> Non-breeding adult in flight 167. Great Egret >> Non-breeding 168. Great Egret >> Non-breeding 169. Great Egret >> Fishing 170. Great Egret >> Non-breeding 171. Great Egret >> Fishing 172. Great Egret >> In flight 173. Great Egret >> Breeding plumage 174. Great Egret 175. Great Egret >> Adult in breeding plumage 176. Great Egret >> Adult in breeding plumage 177. Great Egret >> In flight 178. Great Egret 179. Great Egret >> Comparison 180. Great Egret >> Adult with young on nest 181. Great Egret >> Adult in breeding plumage 182. Great Egret >> Preening 183. Great Egret >> Adult assuming breeding plumage 184. Great Egret >> Adult assuming breeding plumage 185. Great Egret >> Non-breeding adult 186. Great Egret >> With fish 187. Great Egret >> Feeding behaviour 188. Great Egret >> Feeding behaviour 189. Great Egret >> Non-breeding adult in flight 190. Great Egret >> Non-breeding 191. Great Egret 192. Great Egret 193. Great Egret >> In flight 194. Great Egret >> Non-breeding 195. Great Egret >> Non-breeding 196. Great Egret >> Comparison 197. Great Egret 198. Great Egret >> Adult in prime breeding plumage 199. Great Egret >> Taking off 200. Great Egret 201. Great Egret >> In flight 202. Great Egret >> Taking off 203. Great Egret >> Adult in non-breeding plumage 204. Great Egret >> Adults in partial breeding plumage 205. Great Egret >> Adults in partial breeding plumage 206. Great Egret >> In flight from below 207. Great Egret >> Adult in breeding plumage 208. Great Egret >> Adult in breeding plumage 209. Great Egret 210. Great Egret >> Landing 211. Great Egret >> In flight from below 212. Great Egret >> Bathing 213. Great Egret >> With fish 214. Great Egret >> Group 215. Great Egret >> Landing 216. Great Egret >> Beginning to assume breeding plumage 217. Great Egret >> Adult in prime breeding plumage 218. Great Egret >> Non-breeding 219. Great Egret >> Non-breeding plumage 220. Great Egret >> Non-breeding adult 221. Great Egret >> Non-breeding adult 222. Great Egret >> Territorial dispute 223. Great Egret >> Adult in breeding plumage 224. Great Egret >> Adult and immature 225. Great Egret >> Adult in breeding plumage 226. Great Egret >> Non-breeding 227. Great Egret >> In flight 228. Great Egret >> Adults with young on nest 229. Great Egret >> Non-breeding adult 230. Great Egret >> Adult beginning to assume breeding plumage 231. Great Egret >> Non-breeding adult 232. Great Egret >> Non-breeding adult 233. Great Egret >> Non-breeding adult in flight 234. Great Egret >> Non-breeding adult in flight 235. Great Egret >> Non-breeding adult in flight 236. Great Egret >> Territorial dispute 237. Great Egret >> Pair with nesting material 238. Great Egret >> Carrying nesting material 239. Great Egret >> Adult in breeding plumage 240. Great Egret >> Breeding adult 241. Great Egret >> Non-breeding 242. Great Egret >> Adult in breeding plumage 243. Great Egret >> With prey 244. Great Egret >> Breeding plumage 245. Great Egret 246. Great Egret >> In flight 247. Great Egret >> Adult in flight from below 248. Great Egret >> Adult 249. Great Egret >> Adult in breeding plumage 250. Great Egret >> Adult non-breeding 251. Great Egret >> Pair courting 252. 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