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Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
(E. g. garzetta)
| Armenian Name: | Սպիտակ փոքր տառեղ |
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| Species Status: | Threatened Species - Species of Special Concern |
See Plate 4 for Little Egret and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Year-round resident |
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| Abundance: | Uncommon |
| Length: | 53-65 cm, Wing Span:88-95 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 16. |
| Adult (Breeding): | Conspicuous loose plumes behind head, from back over tail, and from lower breast. Prominent black bill and legs, yellow feet. Lores yellow. |
| Adult (Non-breeding): | Lacks plumes and has dark lores. |
| Juvenile: | Lacks plumes on head, back, and breast. Lores blue-gray. |
| Similar Species: | Differs from Great White Egret by markedly smaller size and black bill; from Cattle Egret by black bill and legs. |
| Behavior: | Rarely solitary, seen in flocks of other wading birds. Avoids dense vegetation; hunts in open. Flies with neck folded into S-shape against back. |
| Habitat: | Shallow wetlands, fish ponds. |
| Food: | Fish, amphibians, insects. |
| Nest: | Platform of sticks or reeds in tree or reedbeds. |
| Eggs: | 46 mm, 3-5, green-blue. |
