The Great Egret

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General Description
  • long legs
  • s shaped neck
  • white feathers
  • found through out America and much of the world
  • found through out fresh and salt water
  • hunt by stand still for long periods of times or walking slowly
  • feed on fish, amphibians, reptiles, mice and other small animals
  • lives 15 years
  • 37 to 41 inches wingspand 4.3 to 4.8
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/great-egret.html

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Scientific Name
  • Ardea alba/ Egretta alba
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/great-egret.html
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Great_Egret/lifehistory

Niche
  • carnivore

Level On The List
  • endagered in PA
  • no special protection on the U.S. list

Why is the species on the list?
  • they were hunted for their feathers years ago
  • habitat loss
  • water pollution
  • disturbance of nesting colonies
Recover Plan
  • known nesting colonies are closed to public intrusion and preserved from developmental pressures
www.dchr.state.pa.us/wrcf/gtegrt.aspx

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