The first three pics are from Santa Catarina, Brazil, April (so autumn). Since 1980 it has been recorded several times along our Atlantic Coast during the warmer months. Would someone please be able to give me a few pointers to distinguish the little egret from the snowy egret? Distinctive within its range, but compare to larger Great and Intermediate Egrets, stockier Cattle Egret. They were first seen in Florida in 1942 and found nesting in 1950’s. Legs red or yellow during the breeding season, black during nonbreeding season. The all black bill and the colour of the legs are typical for Little Egret whereas the shape of the bill plus the shape of the head & forehead (angle between bill and forehead) fit much better to Western Reef Heron. https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Cattle_Egret/species-compare Often seen on dry land. This bird grow 38-39 inches tall and has a thick yellow beak as well as black legs and feet. The little egret is a small, white heron that feeds on small fish and crustaceans. Cattle egrets are important, as they could rest on the back of moving cattle to feed on the external parasites, which demonstrates mutuality between them as a result of co-evolution. Fairly common in wide variety of wetlands, at lakes, along rivers, and in estuaries—almost anywhere with small fish. However, egrets have beautiful nuptial plumes, and being hunted for … That meant that what we saw was a great egret. Great egrets live in both freshwater and saltwater habitats, and they wade in shallow water to hunt. Once a very rare visitor from the Mediterranean, little egrets are now a common sight around the coasts of southern England and Wales as they expand their range, possibly due to increasing temperatures caused by climate change. Outside breeding season, The Cattle Egret may be confused with other white egrets such as the Intermediate Egret, A. intermedia, which has a longer neck and is less stocky or the Little Egret, A garzetta, which always has a very slender black bill and is much slimmer in profile. Occurs as singles or small loose groups; nests and roosts communally. As far as I know no solid proof of dark-form Little Egrets exist either. How to distinguish from a snowy egret: Smaller than snowy egret, During breeding, lores are purple, Bill, legs, and feet are yellow, and Short, thick, pointed bill. Interesting facts: The cattle egret was introduced to South America in 1880 from Africa. These strays probably make the crossing from West Africa to the Caribbean, and then migrate north on our side of the Atlantic. This Old World counterpart to our Snowy Egret was formerly only an accidental visitor to North America, with only one record before 1980. Cattle egrets and snowy egrets are also found farther south than Iowa for the most part. Small, compact white heron with stout yellow bill.

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