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Great Egret
Ardea alba
The great egret ( Ardea alba ), also known as the common egret , large egret or (in the Old World) great white egret or great white heron is a large, widely distributed egret, with four subspecies found in Asia, Africa, the Americas, and southern Europe.
Go Birding
Great Egret
Ardea alba
The great egret ( Ardea alba ), also known as the common egret , large egret or (in the Old World) great white egret or great white heron is a large, widely distributed egret, with four subspecies found in Asia, Africa, the Americas, and southern Europe.
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When to visit
Here year-round
A resident species, so no month is the wrong month. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Best monthsAny month
Sightings1,150 records
Curve from 1,150 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Where you'll find it
Mpumalanga and beyond
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1,150 records, iNaturalist
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