


Little Egret
Scientific name: Egretta garzetta
Egretta is Latin for egret. Garzetta is Latin for little heron.
Found throughout Australia except for the arid interior.
Up to 65 centimetres long with a 90 centimetre wingspan.
The furthest distance recorded by the Australian Bird and Bat Banding Scheme for this species of bird to travel is 3,293 km. The oldest bird recorded was still alive when its band was read in January 1991, 2 years 1.6 months after being banded (information as at 13 June 2012).
The photographs for this species were not taken in the reserves of interest to the FQPB.
What Bird is That? Neville W Cayley. 1978
Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds. Various contributors.
Australian Bird and Bat Banding Scheme http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/science/abbbs/abbbs-search.html
Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/37b96920-e8bf-499c-9967-b6911fedff51