Talk:Egret
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Eeek! this is going to get tricky!
The Cattle Egret is no longer Bubulcus ibis but Ardea ibis (HANZAB current list - HANZAB vol 1 (1990) used the former name). I don't know anything about Ardeola egrets.
All the Australian ones are white - I presume there are others that are darker, yes? Tannin 12:38 4 Jul 2003 (UTC)
- Reddish Egret is usually, well, reddish, although a small minority (ca 5% in south Florida) are all white, and I suppose Cattle Egret is more buff than white, although that's really a bit nit-picking. Ardeola was me getting confused.
- I suppose it's fair to say that they all have a white/whitish form.
- I don't mind on the taxonomy, although obviously Heron and Egret should have the same sci names. Jim
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- (later) I looked up Slaty Egret on Google - it's slate coloured. In the words of the song "egrets, I've had a few, but when they draw the final curtain..."
Does anyone know what kind of Egret this is? – Quadell (talk) (help)[[]] 03:17, Nov 27, 2004 (UTC)
- The apparent large size, all-white plumage, thick yellow bill and dark legs suggest that this is a non-breeding Great Egret. jimfbleak 06:40, 27 Nov 2004 (UTC)
EGRET is also the name of a space telescope --> Energetic Gamma Ray Emission Telescope - there should be a disambiguation page and a link here. --217.236.226.31 08:32, 12 May 2006 (UTC)
