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Snowy Egret

Egretta thula

Photo by LaurenZarate
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Field Notes

Description:

Shore of the Grijalva River, Sumidero Canyon National Park, Chiapas, Mexico. This species overwinters in this part of Mexico.

Reference Links:

Snowy Egret, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Species ID Suggestions

Snowy Egret

Egretta thula

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JeffreyDuby
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Cattle Egret

Bubulcus ibis

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RachelM
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Comments (3)
LaurenZarate
Thank you Jeffrey for the identification.. Thank you too, Rachel.
JeffreyDuby
Snowy egrets have yellow feet while cattle egrets legs and feet are the same color

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PublishedMarch 16, 2013

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