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Egretta sacra Pacific Reef-Egret.jpg

Egretta sacra  (Gmelin, JF, 1789)

Pacific Reef-Egret

Home > Birds​ > Egretta sacra
​Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Aves
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Ardeidae
Genus: Egretta
Species: sacra

  • Common names: Pacific Reef-Egret
  • Thai names: นกยางทะเล
  • Distribution: ​​(by ssp.) [1] [3]
    Egretta sacra sacra: Coastal SE Asia, Malay Archipelago, Oceania and Australasia
    Egretta sacra albolineata: New Caledonia and Loyalty Islands
  • IUCN Red List: Least Concern. Population stable. ​[2]
  • Image locations: Chonburi (Pattaya)
  • Additional notes: 
Egretta sacra image location map.jpg
Image locations

Images of Egretta sacra from Thailand.
Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra.jpg
Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra (Gmelin, 1789) Pattaya Chonburi Thailand August

References: 
​[1] Avibase - accessed 16 February 2021.

​[2] BirdLife International. 2018. Egretta sacra. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T22696980A131759460. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22696980A131759460.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.
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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