Snowy Egret
Introduction
Only one individual of this American equivalent of the Little Egret has been recorded here, in south-west Scotland in 2001.
Key Stats
Status and Trends
Conservation Status
Population Size
Population Change
Population trends of this scarce species are not routinely monitored.
Distribution
This vagrant is too rarely reported to map distribution.
Distribution Change
This vagrant is too rarely reported to map distribution change.
Seasonality
This species has been too rarely reported to BirdTrack during 2011–22 to properly assess seasonality.
Movement
Britain & Ireland movement
Biology
Survival and Longevity
Survival is shown as the proportion of birds surviving from one year to the next and is derived from bird ringing data. It can also be used to estimate how long birds typically live.
Classification, names and codes
Classification and Codes
- Order: Pelecaniformes
- Family: Ardeidae
- Scientific name: Egretta thula
- Authority: Molina, 1782
- BTO 2-letter code: NY
- Euring code number: 1150
Alternate species names
- Catalan: martinet blanc americà
- Czech: volavka belostná
- Danish: Snehejre
- Dutch: Amerikaanse Kleine Zilverreiger
- Estonian: ameerika siidhaigur
- Finnish: lumihaikara
- French: Aigrette neigeuse
- German: Schmuckreiher
- Hungarian: hókócsag
- Icelandic: Ljómahegri
- Italian: Garzetta nivea
- Latvian: sniega garnis
- Lithuanian: snieginis garnys
- Norwegian: Snøhegre
- Polish: czapla sniezna
- Portuguese: garça-branca-pequena / garça-branca-americana
- Slovak: volavka žltoprstá
- Slovenian: snežna caplja
- Spanish: Garceta nívea
- Swedish: snöhäger
More Evidence
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