egret
Sign in to saveAn egret (, ) is a type of heron; they are generally long-legged wading birds that have white or buff plumage and develop fine plumes (usually milky white) during the breeding season. Egrets are not a biologically distinct group from herons and have the same build.
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An egret (, ) is a type of heron; they are generally long-legged wading birds that have white or buff plumage and develop fine plumes (usually milky white) during the breeding season. Egrets are not a biologically distinct group from herons and have the same build.
==Biology== left|Great egret in flight|thumb thumb|left|Egrets at dusk in Kolleru Lake, [[Andhra Pradesh, India]] thumb|left|thumbtime=7|A Ardea alba|great egret in the [[Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area, California]]
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