Great Egret

Ardea alba
Family
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
Order
Pelecaniformes
Codes
greegr, GREG, WHHE, GWEG
๐Ÿ“‹ Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPelecaniformes
FamilyHerons, Egrets, and Bitterns (Ardeidae)
SpeciesArdea alba
Codesgreegr, GREG, WHHE, GWEG
๐Ÿ” Identification

The Great Egret (Ardea alba) is a member of the Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns family within the order Pelecaniformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code greegr when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.