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Reddish Egret
Garza Rojiza
Egretta rufescens
The reddish egret (Egretta rufescens) is a medium-sized heron that is a resident breeder in Central America, the Bahamas, the Caribbean, the Gulf Coast of the United States (primarily Texas), and Mexico. The egret is known for its unusual foraging behavior compared to other herons as well as its association with mud flats, its habitat of choice. In the past, this bird was a victim of the plume trade and is North America's "rarest and least studied ardeid."
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Sound recorded by Isain Contreras Rodríguez · XC531627 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Visualization by Stichting Xeno-canto voor Natuurgeluiden.
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About the Reddish Egret
The reddish egret (Egretta rufescens) is a medium-sized heron that is a resident breeder in Central America, the Bahamas, the Caribbean, the Gulf Coast of the United States (primarily Texas), and Mexico. The egret is known for its unusual foraging behavior compared to other herons as well as its association with mud flats, its habitat of choice. In the past, this bird was a victim of the plume trade and is North America's "rarest and least studied ardeid."
Conservation
Near Threatened
IUCN NT
- Global IUCN
- NT
- Puerto Rico DNER
- No current listing in source crosswalk
- Federal ESA
- No current listing in source crosswalk
- Critical habitat
- Not identified in source crosswalk
Natural history
How it lives
- Habitat
- coasts
- Elevation
- 0–50 m
- Nest
- Shrub / bush / vine; Tree
- Clutch
- 3–4 eggs
- Social behavior
- Colonial
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