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Eastern Great Egret

Ardea alba modesta

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Description:

All white heron, about 1m tall, with yellow bill and dark grey legs.

Habitat:

Seen close to habitation, roaming in paddy fields, just around the time when these are being flooded and prepared for shrimp breeding season. Seen in a densely populated Peninsula of Teknaf, somewhere along the border.

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Eastern great egret - Wikipedia

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PublishedFebruary 23, 2019

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