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.
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Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
- Observations in the area
- 44
- Last sighting
- 19 May 2026
- Category
- Birds
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Where it has been observed
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