Little Egret

Egretta garzetta

Description

Egretta garzetta is medium in size, all over the body is white, the beak is grayish black, the legs and feet are completely black. During the breeding season, this bird has two thin, white ornamental feathers extending on its nape and more feathers on its chest and back that dangle beyond its tail, and a greenish-yellow, reddish-yellow facial skin.

Population Size

Unknown

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

-

LENGTH

60 cm

Ca

Carnivore

Di

Diurnal

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Aves

ORDER

:

Ciconiiformes

FAMILY

:

Ardeidae

GENUS

:

Egretta

SPECIES

:

Egretta garzetta

Distribution

Egretta garzetta can be found in rice fields, river banks, sandy and muddy areas near the coast.

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : Southeast Asia: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and Australia

Habits and Lifestyle

Egretta garzetta forages for food in scattered groups, often mixing with other birds. Sometimes seen chasing their prey on the shore in a shallow place. When you return to the nest, fly in a V formation.

Lifestyle

Colony

Biome

Shallow water

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

It preys on fish, insects in the waters, crustaceans, frogs and grasshoppers

Diet : Carnivora

Mating Habits

The breeding season in East Java is from December to March, in West Java February to July. Breed in colonies with other water birds. When luring their mates in love, these birds perform beautiful movements with upright feathers. Nest made of a collection of twigs placed on a tree. Lay 3 or 4 eggs of green blue color.

Reproduction session : The breeding season in East Java is from December to March, in West Java February to July.

Incubation periods: –

Independent age : –

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : 3 or 4 eggs

Population

Population status : Least Concern (LC)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

Population threats​

Egretta garzetta is threatened by degradation and loss of wetlands through drainage for agriculture, and contamination from agricultural and industrial operations, besides this species is also susceptible to bird flu.

Population number​

Although this species is threatened by the loss of wetlands in agriculture, it has been evaluated to be among the least concern on the IUCN Red List, because it has a fairly large population distribution.

PHOTO GALLERY

Reference

  1. MacKinnon, J. 1991 . Fields Guide to the Birds Of Java and Bali. Gadjah Mada University Press. Yogyakarta.
  2. Kuntul Kecil on Wikipedia article 
  3. Egretta garzetta on The IUCN Red List site