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genus

Egretta

Egretta is a genus in the family Ardeidae. This database currently files 13 species under it, 2 of them threatened, recorded across 1 countries.

Species filed
13
Threatened
2
Countries recorded
1
With a free photo
92%
Weight range
259 g – 614 g

Best-known members of Egretta

Ranked by popularity score.

How threatened is Egretta?

12 of 13 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.

IUCN categorySpeciesShare of assessed
VUVulnerable217%
NTNear Threatened18%
LCLeast Concern975%

Where is Egretta found?

Species on file in this genus listed for each country. Checklist listings, which are incomplete for many species; not range maps.

Australia: 4 species
  • None on record
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7+
species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale
  1. Australia4

All species in Egretta

Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusWeightCountries
Little egretEgretta garzettaArdeidaeLeast Concern312 g1
Western reef heronEgretta gularisArdeidaeLeast Concern312 gNot recorded
Pacific reef heronEgretta sacraArdeidaeLeast Concern502 g1
Snowy egretEgretta thulaArdeidaeLeast Concern371 gNot recorded
Tricolored heronEgretta tricolorArdeidaeLeast Concern372.3 gNot recorded
Black heronEgretta ardesiacaArdeidaeLeast Concern324 gNot recorded
Little blue heronEgretta caeruleaArdeidaeLeast Concern338.6 gNot recorded
Chinese egretEgretta eulophotesArdeidaeVulnerable461.8 gNot recorded
White-faced heronEgretta novaehollandiaeArdeidaeLeast Concern558.6 g1
Pied heronEgretta picataArdeidaeLeast Concern259 g1
Reddish egretEgretta rufescensArdeidaeNear Threatened614 gNot recorded
Slaty egretEgretta vinaceigulaArdeidaeVulnerable288 gNot recorded
Dimorphic egretEgretta dimorphaArdeidaeNot recorded495 gNot recorded