A white form which can look very similar to the little egret although the bill tends to be paler and larger.

العربية: بلشُونٌ صخريّ Egretta gularis، من الطور الأبيض يقفُ على الصُخور، على مقربة من مدينة مسقط، بِسلطنة عُمان.
English: Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis, on rocks, nr Muscat, Oman
Português: Garça-dos-recifes (Egretta gularis), originária da África tropical e da Ásia, sendo de ocorrência muito rara na Europa.
Date 14 February 2014, 11:01:17
Author Francis C. Franklin
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Egretta_gularis_oman.jpg

The western reef heron (Egretta gularis) also called the western reef egret, is a medium-sized heron found in southern Europe, Africa and parts of Asia.