Spain, birds on the beach in Fuerteventura
Date 16 January 2012
Author Hansueli Krapf https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Simisa
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2012-01-16_16-31-58_Spain_Canarias_Jand%C3%ADa.jpg

The little egret (Egretta garzetta) is a species of small heron in the family Ardeidae. The breeding distribution of Egretta garzetta is in wetlands in warm temperate to tropical parts of Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia.
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Ardeidae
Genus: Egretta
Species: Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766)
Subspecies:
Egretta garzetta garzetta
Egretta garzetta immaculata
Egretta garzetta nigripes