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The length of the neck (~1.5x body length), length of the bill, and colour of the bill make this one a non-breeding Great Egret.
beside a river in mixed habitat, of mangroves, rainforest & open grassland.
Spotted on Sep 16, 2014
Submitted on Oct 1, 2014
4 Comments
Thanks Daniele. That clears that up! And thanks Sukanya also. I was confused by the non-breeding colour, I think. But I was pretty sure it was a Great Egret.
The length of the neck (~1.5x body length), length of the bill, and colour of the bill make this one non-breeding Great Egret.
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/cattl...
Take a look.
I see Cattle egrets all the time...this one has a longer neck.