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Mesophoyx intermedia
Photo by rony_roshtov

Egretta 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.

Behaviour

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