Bird / Casmerodius albus

Great Egret

LC

Lowest risk

Native

The great egret(Ardea alba), also known as the common egret, large egret, or great white egret or great white heron is a large, widely distributed egret, with four subspecies found in Asia, Africa, the Americas, and southern Europe. Distributed across most of the tropical and warmer temperate regions of the world, it builds tree nests in colonies close to water.

Range mass
912 to 1140 g
Average length
1 m
Average wingspan
1.5 m
Breeding interval
Great egrets breed once per year.
Breeding season
Breeding season begins in mid-April.
Average eggs per season
3-4
Average time to hatching
23-24 days
Average fledging age
2-3 weeks
Average age at sexual or reproductive maturity (female)
2 years
Average age at sexual or reproductive maturity (male)
2 years
Range lifespan
Status: wild
22.8 (high) years
Average lifespan
Status: wild
15 years
Average lifespan
Status: captivity
22 years
Average lifespan
Status: wild
274 months

Jones, J. 2002. "Ardea alba" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed November 10, 2020 at https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Ardea_alba/

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