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Little (Dimorphic) Egret
Egretta garzetta dimorpha
-6.27734, 39.1895
Field Notes
Description:
The Dimorphic Egret occurs in dark and white morphs, with the white morph very similar to the Little Egret. The Clements list and the IUCN treat it as a subspecies of the Little Egret (Egretta garzetta), but this position is not universally followed and different ornithologists have come to a variety of conclusions.
Habitat:
Spotted on the beach on Chumbe Island, a small coral rag island off the coast of Tanzania. Distribution: coastal areas of Comoros, Kenya, Madagascar, Mayotte, Seychelles, and Tanzania.
Notes:
The second shot shows a grey juvenile and the third shot the two birds together. Chumbe Island is a coral nature reserve developed since 1991. Find out more about Chumbe Island at http://www.chumbeisland.com
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PublishedDecember 21, 2011
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