WoRMS taxon details
Egretta ardesiaca (Wagler, 1827)
Not documented
Description Length: 48-66 cm. Plumage: slaty-black; heavy, shaggy crest. Immature like adult but duller without head-plumes. Bare...
Description Length: 48-66 cm. Plumage: slaty-black; heavy, shaggy crest. Immature like adult but duller without head-plumes. Bare parts: iris: bright yellow (or dark brown<391>); facial skin: eye-ring and lores yellow, green or powder blue in breeding bird ; bill black; feet and legs black with yellow to orange feet which become red in breeding season. Habitat: edges of estuarine and inland waters. Forms canopy over head with wings when feeding. <388><393><391> [details]
WoRMS (2024). Egretta ardesiaca (Wagler, 1827). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212663 on 2024-04-24
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Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman. (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Description Length: 48-66 cm. Plumage: slaty-black; heavy, shaggy crest. Immature like adult but duller without head-plumes. Bare parts: iris: bright yellow (or dark brown<391>); facial skin: eye-ring and lores yellow, green or powder blue in breeding bird ; bill black; feet and legs black with yellow to orange feet which become red in breeding season. Habitat: edges of estuarine and inland waters. Forms canopy over head with wings when feeding. <388><393><391> [details]
