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Intermediate Egret, Median Egret or Yellow-billed Egret

Mesophoyx intermedia

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13.0604, 80.2496

Field Notes

Description:

It is about 90 cm tall with all-white plumage, generally dark legs and a thickish yellow bill.

Habitat:

The Intermediate Egret stalks its prey methodically in shallow coastal or fresh water, including flooded fields.

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PublishedJanuary 19, 2012

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