MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Egretta Brisson, 1760

WoRMS taxon details

Egretta Brisson, 1760

AphiaID

159113 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159113)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Ardeidae Vigors, 1825

Synonymised names

Demiegretta Bonaparte, 1855 · unaccepted

Florida Baird, 1858 · unaccepted

Hydranassa Baird, 1858 · unaccepted

Notophoyx Sharpe, 1895 · unaccepted

Direct children (10)

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Species Egretta ardesiaca (Wagler, 1827)
Species Egretta eulophotes (Swinhoe, 1860)
Species Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766)
Species Egretta gularis (Bosc, 1792)
Species Egretta intermedia (Wagler, 1829)
Species Egretta novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790)
Species Egretta rufescens (Gmelin, 1789)
Species Egretta sacra (Gmelin, 1789)
Species Egretta thula (Molina, 1782)
Species Egretta tricolor (Müller, 1776)

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial

Original description

Not documented

Descriptive notes

Description Size: small to medium. Plumage: white or with white phase; long lanceolate plumes variously on crown, nape, back and/or...

Description Size: small to medium. Plumage: white or with white phase; long lanceolate plumes variously on crown, nape, back and/or breast with or without aigrettes. [details]

Taxonomic citation

WoRMS (2024). Egretta Brisson, 1760. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159113 on 2024-11-26

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-05-27 09:47:05Z

created

Appeltans, Ward

2006-09-11 06:44:08Z

changed

Martinez, Olga

Licensing

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basis of record Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman. (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]

additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Unreviewed

Description Size: small to medium. Plumage: white or with white phase; long lanceolate plumes variously on crown, nape, back and/or breast with or without aigrettes. [details]

Definitions

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Language	Name
Japanese	コサギ属	[details]

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