The Great egret (Casmerodius albus) winters in the tidal marshes along the Gulf Coast. From Wordnik.com. [Tidal marsh] Reference
Birds, such as great egret (Casmerodius albus), snowy egret (Egretta thula), and little blue heron (Florida caerulea), are found nesting in large colonies on the mangroves. From Wordnik.com. [Bahia mangroves] Reference
During this period, tundra swan (Cygnus columbianus), white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla), peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), and great egret (Casmerodius albus) are also present in the site. From Wordnik.com. [Northeastern Spain and Southern France Mediterranean forests] Reference
Only four of these species are shared by all these localities: the common egret (Casmerodius albus), the black vulture (Coragyps atratus), the brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) and the scarlet ibis (Eudocimus ruber). From Wordnik.com. [Coastal Venezuelan mangroves] Reference
In addition, a number of colonial birds such as great egret (Casmerodius albus), little blue heron (Egretta caerulea), and snowy egret (Egretta thula) use even the most disturbed patches of this ecoregion as nesting sites. From Wordnik.com. [Rio São Francisco mangroves] Reference
Other colonial birds are the Neotropic cormorant Phalacrocorax olivaceus, black-necked cormorant Phalacrocorax magellanicus, great egret Casmerodius albus, black-crowned night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax and common tern Sterna hirundo. From Wordnik.com. [Península Valdés, Argentina] Reference
Regionally threatened bird species in the area include great egret Casmerodius albus (60), saddle-billed stork Ephipiorhynchus senegalensis (9), banded snake eagle Circaetus cinerascens, fish eagle Haliaeetus vocifer, fox kestrel Falco alopex, African skimmer Ryncops flavirostris (50) and Somali sparrow Passer castanopterus. From Wordnik.com. [Lake Turkana National Parks, Kenya] Reference
Birds include species such as orange winged parrot (Amazona amazonica), white-necked heron (Ardea cocoi), rufous crab-hawk (Buteogallus aequinoctialis), striated heron (Butorides striatus), semi-palmated sandpiper (Calidris pusilla), great egret (Casmerodius albus), green kingfisher (Chloroceryle americana), bicolored conebill (Conirostrum bicolor), greater ani (Crotophaga major), little blue heron (Egretta caerulea) and many others. From Wordnik.com. [Amapa mangroves] Reference
Egret, Great Casmerodius albus 180. From Wordnik.com. [The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States] Reference
Casmerodius albus 1931-1998. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2004-06-01] Reference
Great Egret Casmerodius albus. From Wordnik.com. [Kottu] Reference
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