Egretta garzetta Linnaeus 1766 (little egret)

Aves - Pelecaniformes - Ardeidae

Alternative combination: Ardea garzetta

Belongs to Egretta according to M. Pavia et al. 2018

See also Clements et al. 2017, del Hoyo et al. 2014 and Mlikovsky 2002

Sister taxa: Egretta caerulea, Egretta novaehollandiae, Egretta picata, Egretta sacra, Egretta subfluvia, Egretta thula, Egretta tricolor

Subtaxa: Egretta garzetta dimorpha

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Ecology: volant piscivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Italy (1 collection), Mauritius (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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