Ardea-alba
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Great Egret

 

ORDER: Ciconniformes
FAMILY: Ardeidae
SIZE: +++

BREEDING SEASON:
J F M A M J J A S O N D

OCCURRENCE: winter migrant; small resident population.
CHARACTERISTICS: completely white plumage; long S-shaped neck; yellow long beak; long black legs.
FOOD: fish, snakes, amphibians, insects and crustaceans.
ECOLOGY AND BEHAVIOUR: wading bird; during the breeding season forms colonies that nest in trees near water.

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