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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 adult Photographer : © Girish Ketkar Location : Zuari River, Goa, India Date : 8 December 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. Great Egret >> With fish 2. 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Great Egret >> Preening 128. Great Egret >> Adult in breeding plumage 129. Great Egret >> Non-breeding 130. Great Egret >> Non-breeding 131. Great Egret >> Adult carrying nesting material 132. Great Egret >> Adults in breeding plumage 133. Great Egret >> Adult in non-breeding plumage 134. Great Egret >> Adult in partial breeding plumage 135. Great Egret >> Adult in partial breeding plumage 136. Great Egret >> Adult in prime breeding plumage 137. Great Egret >> Non-breeding adult 138. Great Egret >> Breeding plumaged adult in flight 139. Great Egret >> Adult carrying nesting material 140. Great Egret >> Breeding plumaged adult in flight from below 141. Great Egret >> In flight 142. Great Egret >> In flight 143. Great Egret 144. Great Egret >> Taking off 145. Great Egret >> In flight 146. Great Egret >> Non-breeding adult 147. Great Egret >> Non-breeding adult 148. Great Egret >> Non-breeding 149. Great Egret >> With fish 150. Great Egret >> Comparison 151. Great Egret >> Non-breeding 152. Great Egret 153. Great Egret >> Non-breeding 154. Great Egret >> With fish 155. Great Egret >> Comparison 156. Great Egret >> In flight 157. Great Egret >> Adult in breeding plumage 158. Great Egret >> With fish 159. Great Egret 160. Great Egret 161. Great Egret >> Non-breeding 162. Great Egret >> Breeding plumaged adult in flight from below 163. Great Egret >> Non-breeding 164. Great Egret >> Adult feeding young 165. Great Egret >> Non-breeding 166. Great Egret >> Taking off 167. Great Egret >> Upperwing 168. Great Egret >> Adult in prime breeding plumage 169. Great Egret >> Adult in prime breeding plumage 170. Great Egret >> Breeding plumaged adult in flight 171. Great Egret 172. Great Egret 173. Great Egret >> Breeding adult 174. Great Egret >> Foraging 175. Great Egret >> In flight 176. Great Egret >> In flight 177. Great Egret >> Chick 178. Great Egret 179. Great Egret >> Chick 180. Great Egret >> Non-breeding 181. Great Egret >> Adult in prime breeding condition 182. Great Egret >> In flight from below 183. Great Egret >> Adult in breeding plumage 184. Great Egret >> Adult in breeding plumage 185. Great Egret >> Adult in breeding plumage 186. Great Egret >> Taking off 187. Great Egret >> Comparison 188. Great Egret >> In flight 189. Great Egret >> Non-breeding 190. Great Egret >> Adult in breeding plumage 191. Great Egret >> Adult in partial breeding plumage 192. Great Egret 193. Great Egret >> Comparison 194. Great Egret >> Adult non-breeding 195. Great Egret >> With fish 196. Great Egret >> Fishing 197. Great Egret 198. Great Egret 199. Great Egret >> With prey 200. Great Egret >> Fighting 201. Great Egret >> Adult in breeding plumage 202. Great Egret >> Adult in breeding plumage 203. Great Egret >> With prey 204. Great Egret >> In flight 205. Great Egret >> Non-breeding 206. Great Egret >> Adult in partial breeding plumage 207. Great Egret >> Non-breeding adult in flight 208. 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Great Egret >> Non-breeding 238. Great Egret >> Non-breeding 239. Great Egret >> Comparison 240. Great Egret 241. Great Egret >> Adult in prime breeding plumage 242. Great Egret >> Taking off 243. Great Egret 244. Great Egret >> In flight 245. Great Egret >> Taking off 246. Great Egret >> Adult in non-breeding plumage 247. Great Egret >> Adults in partial breeding plumage 248. Great Egret >> Adults in partial breeding plumage 249. Great Egret >> In flight from below 250. Great Egret >> Adult in breeding plumage 251. Great Egret >> Adult in breeding plumage 252. Great Egret 253. Great Egret >> Landing 254. Great Egret >> In flight from below 255. Great Egret >> Bathing 256. Great Egret >> With fish 257. Great Egret >> Group 258. Great Egret >> Landing 259. Great Egret >> Beginning to assume breeding plumage 260. Great Egret >> Adult in prime breeding plumage 261. Great Egret >> Non-breeding 262. Great Egret >> Non-breeding plumage 263. Great Egret >> Non-breeding adult 264. Great Egret >> Non-breeding adult 265. Great Egret >> Territorial dispute 266. Great Egret >> Adult in breeding plumage 267. Great Egret >> Adult and immature 268. Great Egret >> Adult in breeding plumage 269. Great Egret >> Non-breeding 270. Great Egret >> In flight 271. Great Egret >> Adults with young on nest 272. Great Egret >> Non-breeding adult 273. Great Egret >> Adult beginning to assume breeding plumage 274. Great Egret >> Non-breeding adult 275. Great Egret >> Non-breeding adult 276. Great Egret >> Non-breeding adult in flight 277. Great Egret >> Non-breeding adult in flight 278. Great Egret >> Non-breeding adult in flight 279. Great Egret >> Territorial dispute 280. Great Egret >> Pair with nesting material 281. Great Egret >> Carrying nesting material 282. Great Egret >> Adult in breeding plumage 283. Great Egret >> Breeding adult 284. Great Egret >> Non-breeding 285. Great Egret >> Adult in breeding plumage 286. Great Egret >> With prey 287. 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