Species

Egretta thula (Snowy egret)

Egretta thula. Photo: (c) ajaco005, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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The snowy egret (Egretta thula) is a small white heron. The genus name comes from the Provençal French for the little egret aigrette, a diminutive of aigron, “heron”. The species name thula is the Araucano for the Black-necked Swan, applied to this species in error by Chilean naturalist Juan Ignacio Molina in 1782.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
    - Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
      - Class: Aves (Birds)
        Order: Pelecaniformes (Pelicans, herons, ibises, and allies)
        Family: Ardeidae (Herons, egrets, and bitterns)
        Subfamily: Ardeinae (Typical herons and egrets)
        Genus: Egretta (Typical egrets)
        Species: Egretta thula (Snowy egret)

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