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Home Latest contributions Images Missing images Photographers OBC Home Join OBC RSS feed		Next >>  Great Egret Ardea alba modesta   - Non-breeding Photographer : © Manjusha Savant Location : Jambhulwadi Lake, Ambegaon Khurd, Pune District, Maharashtra, India Date : 6 November 2018 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 >> Preening 174. Great Egret >> Adult assuming breeding plumage 175. Great Egret >> Adult assuming breeding plumage 176. Great Egret >> Non-breeding adult 177. Great Egret >> With fish 178. Great Egret >> Feeding behaviour 179. Great Egret >> Feeding behaviour 180. Great Egret >> Non-breeding adult in flight 181. Great Egret >> Non-breeding 182. Great Egret 183. Great Egret 184. Great Egret >> In flight 185. Great Egret >> Non-breeding 186. Great Egret >> Non-breeding 187. Great Egret >> Comparison 188. Great Egret 189. Great Egret >> Adult in prime breeding plumage 190. Great Egret >> Taking off 191. Great Egret 192. Great Egret >> In flight 193. Great Egret >> Taking off 194. Great Egret >> Adult in non-breeding plumage 195. Great Egret >> Adults in partial breeding plumage 196. Great Egret >> Adults in partial breeding plumage 197. Great Egret >> In flight from below 198. Great Egret >> Adult in breeding plumage 199. Great Egret >> Adult in breeding plumage 200. Great Egret 201. Great Egret >> Landing 202. Great Egret >> In flight from below 203. Great Egret >> Bathing 204. Great Egret >> With fish 205. Great Egret >> Group 206. Great Egret >> Landing 207. Great Egret >> Beginning to assume breeding plumage 208. Great Egret >> Adult in prime breeding plumage 209. Great Egret >> Non-breeding 210. Great Egret >> Non-breeding plumage 211. Great Egret >> Non-breeding adult 212. Great Egret >> Non-breeding adult 213. Great Egret >> Territorial dispute 214. Great Egret >> Adult in breeding plumage 215. Great Egret >> Adult and immature 216. Great Egret >> Adult in breeding plumage 217. Great Egret >> Non-breeding 218. Great Egret >> In flight 219. Great Egret >> Adults with young on nest 220. Great Egret >> Non-breeding adult 221. Great Egret >> Adult beginning to assume breeding plumage 222. Great Egret >> Non-breeding adult 223. Great Egret >> Non-breeding adult 224. Great Egret >> Non-breeding adult in flight 225. Great Egret >> Non-breeding adult in flight 226. Great Egret >> Non-breeding adult in flight 227. Great Egret >> Territorial dispute 228. Great Egret >> Pair with nesting material 229. Great Egret >> Carrying nesting material 230. Great Egret >> Adult in breeding plumage 231. Great Egret >> Breeding adult 232. Great Egret >> Non-breeding 233. Great Egret >> Adult in breeding plumage 234. Great Egret >> With prey 235. Great Egret >> Breeding plumage 236. Great Egret 237. Great Egret >> In flight 238. Great Egret >> Adult in flight from below 239. Great Egret >> Adult 240. Great Egret >> Adult in breeding plumage 241. Great Egret >> Adult non-breeding 242. Great Egret >> Pair courting 243. Great Egret >> Pair courting 244. Great Egret >> Non-breeding 245. Great Egret >> Adult in flight 246. Great Egret >> Adult in flight 247. Great Egret >> Non-breeding 248. Great Egret 249. Great Egret >> Adult non-breeding 250. Great Egret >> Adult non-breeding 251. 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