Herons, Bitterns

Slaty Egret

Egretta vinaceigula

The Slaty Egret (Egretta vinaceigula) is a 288 g wetland bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. Some populations migrate.

Family

Herons, Bitterns

Order

Pelecaniformes

Weight

288 g

Habitat

Wetland

Diet

Vertebrates, fish and carrion

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

6

Recorded in Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Angola.

Where to see it: Okavango Delta · Xaro Lodge (Botswana); Bwabwata NP · Mahango riverside loop (Namibia); Chobe River · boat trip (Botswana) (Botswana); Drotsky's Cabins (Botswana); Chobe NP (Savuti region) (Botswana).

Photo: (c) Peter Archdale, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist