little egret (Egretta garzetta) The Little Egret
(Ardea Garzetta. Linn. -- Heron garzette, Temm.)
"The Little Egret" in Thomas Bewick's A History of British Birds, volume II, "Water Birds", 1804
Date 1804
Source A History of British Birds, Volume II, Water Birds, 1804
Author Thomas Bewick
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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.