Herons, Bitterns
Medium Egret
Ardea intermedia
The medium egret (Ardea intermedia), median egret, smaller egret or intermediate egret, is a medium-sized heron. Some taxonomists put the species in the genus Egretta or Mesophoyx. It is a resident breeder in southern and eastern Asia.
- Family
- Herons, Bitterns
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- Weight
- 459 g
- Habitat
- Wetland
- Diet
- Vertebrates, fish and carrion
- Migration
- Partial migrant
- Countries recorded
- 57
Photo: Rison Thumboor from Thrissur, India, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
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