Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens)

Reddish Egret, Laguna Madre Nature Trail, South Padre Island, Texas
Photograph by Alan And Elaine Wilson. Some rights reserved. (view image details)

Reddish Egret | Egretta rufescens photo

Reddish Egret, Laguna Madre Nature Trail, South Padre Island, Texas
Photograph by Alan And Elaine Wilson. Some rights reserved. (view image details)

REDDISH EGRET FACTS

Classification

Class:	Aves
Order:	Ciconiiformes
Family:	Ardeidae
Genus:	Egretta
Species:	rufescens
Common Name:	Reddish Egret

Relatives in same Genus
  Little Blue Heron (E. caerulea)
  Snowy Egret (E. thula)
  Tricolored Heron (E. tricolor)

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