Waterbirds
Least Concern
The snowy egret is a small white heron. The genus name comes from Provençal French for the little egret, aigrette, which is a diminutive of aigron, 'heron'. The species name thula is the Mapudungun term for the black-necked swan, applied to this species in error by Chilean naturalist Juan Ignacio Molina in 1782.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Top parks for Snowy Egret. Sightings recorded in 200 safari areas total.
● Common (500+ sightings)● Occasional (50-499)● Rare (<50)
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