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Intermediate Egret (Ardea [Mesophoyx] intermedia) Alternate name(s): "Plumed Egret", "White Crane*", "Median Egret", "Smaller Egret", "Yellow-billed Egret" Size: 55-70 cm; wing span 1.05-1.2 m Weight: 400 g (average)

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Description     Classification     Distribution     Sightings     Photos     Breeding     Nest     Eggs     Behaviour     Food     Call/s

Physical description Click here for a physical description Intermediate Egrets are the medium-size egrets. Their plumage is all-white. During the breeding season they grow long scapular and frontal plumes that are absent in eclipse. The straight bill, which is yellow in eclipse, turns bright orange, with a turquoise base, in the breeding season. The irises are yellow; the legs are orange-yellow at top and darken to near-black towards the feet.

Taxonomy, classification See Intermediate Egret at Wikipedia .

Range, habitat Click here for information on habitat and range The overall distribution of this species can be assessed, and specific locations where birds have been spotted can be found, based on individual sighting reports submitted by birdwatchers to ebird.org . The global distribution of the Intermediate Egret is available HERE . Intermediate Egrets have a range spanning from South and East Africa, via parts of Arabia and the Indian subcontinent, towards far-eastern Asia, South-east Asia and Australia and Oceania. Intermediate Egrets are found in the shallows of various kinds of freshwater wetlands such as freshwater lakes, rivers and ephemeral wetlands, as well as intertidal mudflats.

Sightings Click here for sighting information Race "intermedia" We have not seen any Intermediate Egrets in Oman yet, but have previously spotted Intermediate Egrets, race "intermedia", in Australia.

Photos

We have not taken photos of Intermediate Egrets in Oman yet, but have previously spotted Intermediate Egrets, race "intermedia", in Australia.

Food, Diet

All egrets and herons prey on aquatic creatures in fresh water or estuaries (fish, frogs, snakes or crustaceans).

Call(s)/Song

For this species we have recorded the following call(s)/song. The interpretation of their meaning is our own; comments and suggestions for improvement are welcome.

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