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Great White Egret
Ardea alba
(A. a. alba)
| Armenian Name: | Սպիտակ մեծ տառեղ |
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See Plate 3 for Great White Egret and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Year-round visitor |
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| Abundance: | Uncommon |
| Length: | 85-102 cm, Wing Span:140-170 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 14. |
| Description: | All white with long neck and legs. |
| Adult (Breeding): | Dark bill, yellow-orange upper legs, and long plumes which flow loosely over lower back and tail. |
| Adult (Non-breeding): | Yellow bill; legs are dull yellow above knee and dark below. |
| Similar Species: | Differs from Little Egret by being markedly larger with yellowish legs; lacks yellow feet. |
| Behavior: | Flies with slow and graceful wingbeats. Hunts by walking or waiting motionless with outstretched neck, then lunging rapidly at prey. |
| Habitat: | Fish ponds, lakes, marshes. |
| Food: | Fish, other small vertebrates, aquatic insects. |
