Plumed egret
Ardea plumifera (Gould, 1848)
The plumed egret (Ardea plumifera) is a species in the family Ardeidae, order Pelecaniformes. Recorded adults weigh about 458.8 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the plumed egret
- Weight
- 458.8 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- wetlandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Partialsrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
Where does the plumed egret live?
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.
The plumed egret is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
Is the plumed egret endangered?
The plumed egret is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the plumed egret classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPelecaniformes
- familyArdeidae
- genusArdea
- SpeciesArdea plumifera (Gould, 1848)
Synonyms Ardea intermedia plumifera, Egretta intermedia plumifera, Egretta plumifera, Herodias plumiferus, Mesophoyx intermedia plumifera, Mesophoyx intermedia territori
Other names and names in other languages (20)
- Australian intermediate egretEnglish
- بلشون مريشArabic
- بلشون متوسط أستراليArabic
- volavka půvabnáCzech
- Australsk SlørhejreDanish
- PazifikmittelreiherGerman
- aŭstrala ardeoEsperanto
- Garceta plumíferaSpanish
- Héron plumifèreFrench
- australska čapljaCroatian
- Airone piumatoItalian
- オーストラリアチュウサギJapanese
- PluimzilverreigerDutch
- brudehegreNorwegian
- czapla strojnaPolish
- garça-plumíferaPortuguese
- volavka pôvabnáSlovak
- plymhägerSwedish
- นกยางโทนน้อยออสเตรเลียThai
- 澳洲中白鹭Chinese
Relatives of the plumed egret
Other species in the same genus Ardea.
Grey heron
Ardea cinerea
Great egret
Ardea alba
Western cattle egret
Ardea ibis
Purple heron
Ardea purpurea
Goliath heron
Ardea goliath
Great blue heron
Ardea herodias
ComparePlumed egret vs Grey heronPlumed egret vs Great egretPlumed egret vs Western cattle egretPlumed egret vs Purple heron
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the plumed egret?
An adult plumed egret weighs 458.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the plumed egret live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the plumed egret for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
Is the plumed egret endangered?
The plumed egret is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the plumed egret?
The plumed egret (Ardea plumifera) belongs to the family Ardeidae in the order Pelecaniformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · 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 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service).
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