#1433 · 🐦 birds

Reddish Egret

🇳🇱 Roodhalsreiger ·Egretta rufescens

NTnear threatened 🐦 Birds 📍 outside Europe

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what is it?

The reddish egret ( Egretta rufescens ) is a medium-sized heron. It is a resident breeder in Central America, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, the Gulf Coast of the United States, and Mexico. There is post-breeding dispersal to well north of the nesting range. In the past, this bird was a victim of the plume trade.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 20,863iNaturalist observations
weight 38 gadult, up to
threat NTnear threatened

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
20,863 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Weighs only about 38 g.
Scientifically named by Johann Friedrich Gmelin in 1789 (237 years ago).