Little Egret
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| Kingdom | Animalia |
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| Scientific name | Egretta garzetta |
| Mass | 310 g |
| Conservation status | Least Concern (Population increasing) |
| Rank | Species |
| Higher classification | Egrets |
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| ID | 2299734 |
About Little Egret
The little egret is a species of small heron in the family Ardeidae. The genus name comes from the Provençal French Aigrette, "egret", a diminutive of Aigron," heron". The species epithet garzetta is from the Italian name for this bird, garzetta or sgarzetta.