- Egretta intermedia
Mesophoyx intermedia, Ardea intermedia
Aka Yellow-billed Egret
Identification
Distribution
Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and Australasia.
Taxonomy
There are three recognized subspecies: intermedia (Asia), brachyrhyncha (Africa), and plumifera (Australasia).
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.
