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Little Egret

Egretta garzetta

Shuffles its bright yellow feet in the mud to flush out fish and shrimp.

Where to see it for real: Common at ponds, rice fields and coasts across warm parts of Asia, Africa and Europe.

Spot it in the game

Lives in the Garden pond habitat (East Asia, at the Summer Palace in Beijing).

Little Egret, Egretta garzetta
Photo: Joeb, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist. Cut out from the original photo.

Little Egret facts

Family
Herons and egrets
Length
24 in (60 cm)
Wingspan
37 in (95 cm)
Weight
16 oz (450 g)
Diet
Small fish, frogs and shrimp.
Range
Southern Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia; spreading north.
Nest
A platform of sticks in a tree, in a colony with other herons.
Song
Croaking "gark" calls at the colony.
Active
by day
Status
Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: widespread and not at risk.

What the Little Egret sounds like

Recording 1: Sonothèque ADVL, CC0, original on xeno-canto. Trimmed and cleaned of low background noise.
Recording 2: Joost van Bruggen, CC BY-SA 4.0, original on xeno-canto. Trimmed and cleaned of low background noise.

More: bird songs and calls.

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