Meaning | small Old and New World herons. | |
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Synonym | genus Egretta | |
Member of | Ardeidae, family Ardeidae | herons |
Members | American egret, great white heron, Egretta albus | A common egret of the genus Egretta found in America |
great white heron, Casmerodius albus | widely distributed Old World white egret | |
little blue heron, Egretta caerulea | small bluish-grey heron of the western hemisphere | |
little egret, Egretta garzetta | Old World egret | |
snowy egret, snowy heron, Egretta thula | small New World egret | |
Broader | bird genus | A genus of birds |
Spanish | egretta, genus egretta | |
Catalan | egretta, genus egretta |
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