Ardea alba
Great Egret; Great White Egret

Species Fact Sheet
Species: Ardea alba
Family: ARDEIDAE
Common: Sølvhejre (Danish), Grote Zilverreiger (Dutch), Great Egret (English), Great White Egret (English), Jalohaikara (Finnish), Grande aigrette (French), Silberreiher (German), Airone bianco (Italian), Airone bianco maggiore (Italian), Большая белая цапля (Russian), Garceta grande (Spanish), Garcilla grande (Spanish), Garza blanca real (Spanish), Garzetta grande (Spanish), ägretthäger (Swedish)
Red list: VU A1b,d; A2b,d; C1; C2b (BirdLife International)
Distribution:
Population
Name
AEWA Status
Size
Trend
Year
W, C & SE Europe/ Black Sea & Mediterranean
A 2
 
INC
2002
Sub-Saheran Africa/ Madagascar
 
STA
2002
Western Asia/ South-west Asia
B/C
NA
2002
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