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;Mesophoyx intermedia | ;Mesophoyx intermedia | ||
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| + | Aka '''Yellow-billed Egret''' | ||
[[Image:Intermediate_Egret.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by rony_roshtov]] | [[Image:Intermediate_Egret.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by rony_roshtov]] | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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Which genus this bird belongs to is not at all clear, it is equally often placed in ''Egretta'' as in ''Mesophoyx'' and has even been placed in ''Ardea'' in the past. | Which genus this bird belongs to is not at all clear, it is equally often placed in ''Egretta'' as in ''Mesophoyx'' and has even been placed in ''Ardea'' in the past. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Freshwaters, including slow-flowing rivers, lakes and swamps, also coastal mudflats and mangroves, sometimes grassland. | + | Freshwaters, including slow-flowing rivers, lakes and swamps, also coastal mudflats and mangroves, sometimes grassland. |
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
Revision as of 07:27, 8 April 2008
- Mesophoyx intermedia
Egretta intermedia Aka Yellow-billed Egret
Identification
Distribution
Sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to Sudan
Taxonomy
There are three recognized subspecies: intermedia, brachyrhyncha, and plumifera.
Which genus this bird belongs to is not at all clear, it is equally often placed in Egretta as in Mesophoyx and has even been placed in Ardea in the past.
Habitat
Freshwaters, including slow-flowing rivers, lakes and swamps, also coastal mudflats and mangroves, sometimes grassland.
