# Medium egret (*Ardea intermedia*)

Canonical page: https://creaturedata.com/animals/medium-egret  
Data as of: 2026-11-11

The medium egret (Ardea intermedia) is a species in the family Ardeidae, order Pelecaniformes. Recorded adults weigh 416.5 g to 519.5 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | 416.5 g – 519.5 g |
| Length | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | Not recorded |
| Diet | Aquatic predator |
| Main food | Not recorded |
| Habitat | wetland |
| Egg incubation | 25.5 days |
| Young per litter or clutch | 3.5 |
| Lifestyle | Terrestrial |
| Migration | Partial |
| Conservation status | Not recorded |
| Countries on record | 1 country |

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Chordata
- class: Aves
- order: Pelecaniformes
- family: Ardeidae
- genus: Ardea
- species: *Ardea intermedia* Wagler, 1829

Synonyms: *Ardea intermedia intermedia*, *Egretta intermedia*, *Egretta intermedia intermedia*, *Egretta intermedia palleuca*, *Herodias intermedia*, *Mesophoyx intermedia*, *Mesophoyx intermedia intermedia*

## Countries on record

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

Australia

## Common questions

### How big is the medium egret?

An adult medium egret weighs 416.5 g – 519.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

### Where does the medium egret live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the medium egret for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

### What kind of animal is the medium egret?

The medium egret (Ardea intermedia) belongs to the family Ardeidae in the order Pelecaniformes.

## Sources

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- [Catalogue of Life eXtended Release](https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/316691), CC BY 4.0, 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org), CC0 1.0, 2026-11-11. Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service).
- [Wikipedia (English)](https://en.wikipedia.org), CC BY-SA 4.0, 2026-11-11. Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).

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