Photo shows the two colored (yellow and black) legs of this species. And the more noticeable yellow feet.
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Photo Properties
Make
Canon
Model
Canon EOS 5D
Aperture Value
f/8
Color Space
sRGB
Exposure Bias Value
0 EV
Exposure Program
Aperture Priority
Flash
No Flash
Focal Length
600 mm
ISO
500
Metering Mode
Multi-Segment
Shutter Speed Value
1/2660 sec
Date/Time
Sat 05 Dec 2009 05:00:21 PM EST
English Snowy Egret Scientific (Egretta thula) Order PELECANIFORMES Family (Latin) Ardeidae Family (English) Herons, Bitterns Other name(s) Breeding Regions NA, MA, SA Breeding Range widespread Nonbreeding Range Countries (BETA)map Antigua and Barbuda,Argentina,Bahamas,Barbados,Belize,Bermuda,Bolivia,Brazil,British Virgin Islands,Canada, IOC 13.1 Subspecies Group Subspecies Breeding Range brewsteri w North America thula e, s North America to c Chile and n Argentina
IUCN Status Code LC (Birdlife factsheet ) Described by (Molina, 1782) German Schmuckreiher French Aigrette neigeuse Chinese 雪鹭 Japanese ユキコサギ Russian Белая американская цапля Spanish Garceta nívea Portuguese garça-branca-americana Bird Data App text A small heron with yellow on feet and back of legs, and often found near fresh or salt water. Same color and size as very different Cattle Egret.
Show Breeding Range Codes and IUCN Status Codes
Breeding Range Codes AF Africa (entire continent rather than south of Sahara) AN Antarctica AO Atlantic Ocean AU Australasia (Wallacea (Indonesian islands east of Wallace's line), New Guinea and its islands, EU Eurasia (Europe, Asia from the Middle East through central Asia north of the Himalayas, Siberia and northern China to Japan) IO Indian Ocean LA Latin America (Middle and South America) MA Middle America (Mexico through Panama) NA North America (includes the Caribbean) NO Northern oceans OR Oriental Region (South Asia from Pakistan to Taiwan, plus Southeast Asia, the Philippines, and Greater Sundas) PO Pacific Ocean SA South America SO Southern oceans TO Temperate oceans TrO Tropical oceans Worldwide Worldwide
IUCN Status Codes EX Extinct EW Extinct in the wild CR Critically Endangered EN Endangered VU Vulnerable NT Near Threatened LC Least Concern DD Data deficient NE Not evaluated PE Probably extinct (informal) PEW Probably extinct in the wild (informal)
