Slaty Egret

Slaty Egret

Taxobox
name = Slaty Egret
status = VU | status_system = IUCN3.1
trend = down
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Ciconiiformes
familia = Ardeidae
genus = "Egretta"
species = "E. vinaceigula"
binomial = "Egretta vinaceigula"
binomial_authority = (Sharpe, 1895)

The Slaty Egret, "Egretta vinaceigula", is a small, dark egret. It breeds in Zambia, Botswana, Namibia and Mozambique.

It is classified as Vulnerable, the biggest threat being habitat loss.

The Slaty Egret is one of the species to which the "Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds" (AEWA) applies.

References

* Database entry includes a range map, a brief justification of why this species is vulnerable, and the criteria used

External links

* [http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=3703&m=0 BirdLife Species Factsheet.]


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