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| Egretta rufescens |
(Gmelin, 1789) |
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Family: herons |
Order: Ciconiiformes |
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Reddish egret |
Aigrette roussâtre |
Garceta rojiza |
Rötelreiher |
| Migration: partial |
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at least partially migratory in Florida, intercintinental |
Pacific birds apparently sedentary; birds arrive in Dec; 1 ringing return from North Carolina. Texan birds move
S to Yucatan, Guatemala and El Salvador, returning in Mar/Apr. Post-breeding dispersal along Gulf coast.
Occasional in Honduras, Panama, Puerto Rico and N Colombia. (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J
(eds), 1992)
- digitised by GROMS, after del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1992) - www.hbw.com,
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(A digitised version of this map is published in GIS shape format on the GROMS CD).
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| (Last update: 26.04.04 by E.Heuel) |