Dimorphic Egret

Dimorphic Egret
Dimorphic Egret
Dimorphic Egret, Egretta dimorpha, Antananarivo, Madagascar
Conservation status
Not recognized (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Ardeidae
Genus: Egretta
Species: E. dimorpha
Binomial name
Egretta dimorpha
Hartert, 1914

The Dimorphic Egret (Egretta dimorpha) is a species of heron in the Ardeidae family. It is found in Comoros, Kenya, Madagascar, Mayotte, Seychelles, and Tanzania.

In 2009, the IUCN lumped Egretta dimorpha with the Little Egret Egretta garzetta.

The Dimorphic Egret can sometime be found on rooftops, finding insects in the gutters of houses.[1]

References

  1. ^ Cheryl-Samantha Owen (April 10, 2008). "Slow and steady, like the tortoise and the rail". The Telegraph. 



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