Egretta garzetta  (Linnaeus, 1766)

Little Egret
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​Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Aves
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Ardeidae
Genus: Egretta
Species: garzetta
  • Common names: Little Egret
  • Thai names: นกยางเปีย
  • Distribution: ​​(by ssp.) [1] [3]
    Egretta garzetta garzetta: Widespread Eurasia, east and South Africa
    Egretta garzetta nigripes: Indonesia and Philippines to New Guinea, and northern and eastern Australia
  • IUCN Red List: Least Concern. Population increasing. ​[2]
  • Image locations: Bangkok, Chiang Mai
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations
Images of Egretta garzetta from Thailand.
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Egretta garzetta (Little egret). Bangkok, November 2012.
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Egretta garzetta (Little egret). Bangkok, November 2012.
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Egretta garzetta, Little Egret, Chiang Mai, Jan 2020
References: 
​[1] Avibase - accessed 16 February 2021.

​[2] BirdLife International. 2016. Egretta garzetta. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T62774969A86473701. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T62774969A86473701.en. Downloaded on 16 February 2021.
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​[3] Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/ on 03 August 2020.