The little egret (Egretta garzetta), a species of small heron in the family Ardeidae, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda, East Africa

• Contributor: B.O'Kane / Alamy Stock Photo
• Image ID: R5RY5D
• File size: 18.2 MB (927 KB Compressed download)
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• Dimensions: 3249 x 1955 px | 27.5 x 16.6 cm | 10.8 x 6.5 inches | 300dpi
• Date taken: 8 November 2018

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The little egret (Egretta garzetta) is a species of small heron in the family Ardeidae. The genus name comes from the Provençal French Aigrette, "egret", a diminutive of Aigron," heron". The species epithet garzetta is from the Italian name for this bird, garzetta or sgarzetta. It is a white bird with a slender black beak, long black legs and, in the western race, yellow feet. As an aquatic bird, it feeds in shallow water and on land, consuming a variety of small creatures.