Herons, Bitterns

Plumed Egret

Ardea plumifera

The Plumed Egret (Ardea plumifera) is a 459 g wetland bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. Some populations migrate.

Family

Herons, Bitterns

Order

Pelecaniformes

Weight

459 g

Habitat

Wetland

Diet

Aquatic predator

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

3

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