The Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) in the Animal Kingdom

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Classification of the Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) in the Animal Kingdom

Ardeini

Ardea alba

Ardea cinerea

Ardea cocoi

Ardea goliath

Ardea herodias

Ardea humbloti

Ardea insignis

Ardea melanocephala

Ardea pacifica

Ardea purpurea

Ardea sumatrana

Ardeola bacchus

Ardeola grayii

Ardeola idae

Ardeola ralloides

Ardeola rufiventris

Ardeola speciosa

Bubulcus ibis

Butorides striata

Butorides sundevalli

Butorides virescens

Egretta ardesiaca

Egretta caerulea

Egretta dimorpha

Egretta eulophotes

Egretta garzetta

Egretta gularis

Egretta intermedia

Egretta novaehollandiae

Egretta picata

Egretta rufescens

Egretta sacra

Egretta thula

Egretta tricolor

Egretta vinaceigula

Pilherodius pileatus

Syrigma sibilatrix

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Little Egret

Egretta garzetta

Taxonomy

The Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) was registered by Linnaeus in 1766.

The Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) in the Animal Kingdom

Classification	Name	Notes
Kingdom	Animalia	Animals: Multicelular systems that feed by ingestion.
Subkingdom	Eumetazoa	Animals with bodies made of two or more symmetrical sides.
Branch	Bilateria	Body with two symmetrical opposing sides.
Phylum	Chordata	Chordates
Subphylum	Vertebrata	Vertebrates
Superclass	Gnathostomata	Vertebrates with jaws.
Class	Aves	Birds: Vertebrates with feathers.
Superorder	Neognathae	Birds of Flight
Order	Ciconiiformes	Storks and relatives
Family	Ardeidae	Herons
Tribe	Ardeini	Day Herons
Genus	Egretta	Herons
Species	Egretta garzetta	Little Egret

The Subspecies of the Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)

Subspecie Registered by and year	Distribution
Egretta garzetta garzetta Linnaeus, 1766	Europe, Africa, Asia except Indonesia
Egretta garzetta nigripes Temminck, 1840	Indonesia to New Zealand

More information on the Little Egret (Egretta garzetta):

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Last revision: April 1, 2007