Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens Scientific name definitions
- NT Near Threatened
- Names (35)
- Subspecies (2)
Lianne M. Koczur, M. Clay Green, Bart M. Ballard, Peter E. Lowther, and Richard T. Paul
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated April 8, 2019
Text last updated April 8, 2019
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Червеникава чапла |
| Catalan | martinet rogenc |
| Croatian | riđa čaplja |
| Czech | volavka červenavá |
| Dutch | Roodhalsreiger |
| English | Reddish Egret |
| English (United States) | Reddish Egret |
| Finnish | klovnihaikara |
| French | Aigrette roussâtre |
| French (France) | Aigrette roussâtre |
| German | Rötelreiher |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Krabye tèt wouj |
| Icelandic | Glóhegri |
| Japanese | アカクロサギ |
| Norwegian | dansehegre |
| Polish | czapla rdzawoszyja |
| Russian | Рыжеватая цапля |
| Serbian | Riđa čaplja |
| Slovak | volavka strapatá |
| Slovenian | Rdeča čaplja |
| Spanish | Garceta Rojiza |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Garceta Rojiza |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Garza rojiza |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Garza Rojiza |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Garceta Rojiza |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Garza Rojiza |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Garza Rojiza |
| Spanish (Panama) | Garceta Rojiza |
| Spanish (Peru) | Garcita Rojiza |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Garza Rojiza |
| Spanish (Spain) | Garceta rojiza |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Garza Rojiza |
| Swedish | rosthäger |
| Turkish | Kızılca Balıkçıl |
| Ukrainian | Чепура рудошия |
Egretta rufescens (Gmelin, 1789)
PROTONYM:
Ardea rufescens
Gmelin, 1789. Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2, p.628.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Louisiana.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- EGRETTA
- egretta
- rufescens
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the Reddish Egret
