Egretta sacra Gmelin 1789 (Pacific reef-heron)
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Aves - Pelecaniformes - Ardeidae
Alternative combination: Ardea sacra
Belongs to Egretta according to S. Rigal et al. 2018
See also Clements et al. 2017, del Hoyo et al. 2014, Steadman 1991, Steadman 1992, Steadman 1994, Steadman and Pahlavan 1992 and Steadman et al. 1999
Sister taxa: Egretta caerulea, Egretta garzetta, Egretta novaehollandiae, Egretta picata, Egretta subfluvia, Egretta thula, Egretta tricolor
Ecology: volant piscivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of American Samoa (1 collection), Cook Islands (1), French Polynesia (3), the Marshall Islands (1), Northern Mariana Islands (3), Papua New Guinea (1)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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