Great Egret ID (1 Viewer)

MongolianGull

Active member

• Dec 10, 2006

• #1

In Korea, I think that now Great Egret is almost Egretta alba alba... or Ardea alba alba.

Ardea modesta disappear at November.
And I don't know they changing type. leg color is ???
^^
Sorry, I have little english.

I want to know this photo have what egret.

Ardea modesta and Ardea alba?

And now what color modesta have leg color?
^^
Sorry... have little english.

this photo make 16 Nov. 2002 on Sosan, South Korea.

 

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archilochus

Member

• Dec 10, 2006

• #2

Nice pictures.

I would guess that you have two different species. I am only familiar with egrets in the US, but I have seen three different species together, along with a Great Blue Heron.

 

JANJ

Well-known member

• Dec 10, 2006

• #3

Hello Kim!

Both are Great Egrets. Both have the long, only seen in Great Egret 'gape line',extending beyond the eye, but the obvious size difference might be confusing.
Could it be an Intermediate Egret? The gape line together with structure, notice the similar fashion of the neck kink and lenght of both Egrets here.

So my guess would be that the small one is modesta, and the big one is alba.

JanJ

 

lou salomon

the birdonist

• Dec 10, 2006

• #4

JANJ said:

Hello Kim!

Both are Great Egrets. Both have the long, only seen in Great Egret 'gape line',extending beyond the eye, but the obvious size difference might be confusing.
Could it be an Intermediate Egret? The gape line together with structure, notice the similar fashion of the neck kink and lenght of both Egrets here.

So my guess would be that the small one is modesta, and the big one is alba.

JanJ

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this was quite confusing, jan :news:

 

JANJ

Well-known member

• Dec 10, 2006

• #5

lou salomon said:

this was quite confusing, jan :news:

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In what way my friend?

I know it looks like a fools decision, with a bill shape like that, at least when it comes to upper mandible, but I have no other option, if the gape line isn´t an illusion. The gape line looks as obvious as in the bigger one.

The one sticking out in the third image in the right corner, which I have a suggestion for, what do you all think that is? Is that perhaps the same species as the small one, despite it´s non existing gape line?

JanJ

 

Frenchy

Well-known member

• Jan 17, 2007

• #6

So are alba and modesta sympatric? And if so, do they interbreed, or do they act as seperate species? I don't remember seeing anything that was that small out in the Far East (although I've never heard of modesta before reading this thread!!!), but clearly i missed them.