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The Reddish Egret (*Egretta rufescens*) is a species of bird within the family Ardeidae and order Ciconiiformes. Its scientific name was established by Gmelin in 1789. The species belongs to the genus *Egretta* and is classified under the class Aves and phylum Chordata. Other common names for this taxon include crëyr coch, Rötelreiher, and Garceta rojiza.
Physically, the Reddish Egret has a wingspan of 117 and a mass of 38. It inhabits marine environments and is found in South America. Reproductive characteristics include a litter size of 3.5 and an egg incubation period of 27 days. The species is currently listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, a status recorded in 2020.
Synthesized by Vinony from 26 facts across 4 sources: Wikidata, WoRMS, IUCN Red List, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Reddish Egret is referenced by 134 other articles, and connects out to The Bahamas, Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Mexico.
Vinony files it under Birds described in 1789, Birds of Central America and Birds of Mexico.
Its subject is documented across 34 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
Near Threatenedreddish egret
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderCiconiiformes
- FamilyArdeidae
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- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Near Threatened
- taxon name
- Egretta rufescens
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- Egretta rufescens
- taxon common name
- garça-avermelhada
- wingspan
- 117
- litter size
- 3.5
- egg incubation period
- 27
- short name
- E. rufescens
- taxon range
- South America
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Encyclopedic overview
The reddish egret (Egretta rufescens) is a medium-sized heron that is a resident breeder in Central America, the Bahamas, the Caribbean, the Gulf Coast of the United States (primarily Texas), and Mexico. The egret is known for its unusual foraging behavior compared to other herons as well as its association with mud flats, its habitat of choice.
In the past, this bird was a victim of the plume trade and is North America's "rarest and least studied ardeid."
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Reddish Egret” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.