Little Egret

Factual Description:-

   Common Name: Little Egret

   Scientific Name: Egretta garzetta

  # The little egret is a small white heron with attractive elongated, sinuous neck, white plumes on crest, back and chest, black legs and  stabbing bill and yellow feet. 

# Little egret belongs to family Ardeidae. 

# The adult is about 55-65 cm long with an 88-106 cm wingspan, and weighs 350-550 grams. 

# In breeding season, the adult has two long nape plumes and gauzy plumes on the back and breast, and the bare skin between the bill and eyes becomes red or blue. 

# Juveniles are similar to non-breeding adults but have greenish-black legs and duller yellow feet. 

# The little egret is never far from water and is usually found in large wetland areas, typically on mudflats and marshland, but it can also be found hunting near estuaries and small streams. 

# It usually nests in bushes, trees, marshes, swamps, dry open country, woods and on sea cliffs. 

# Little egret is an opportunistic hunter, feeding mainly during the day whilst walking through shallow, open water, stabbing prey with its bill. 

# It feeds primarily on small fish, which are usually around 1.2 to 6 cms in lengths, but bivalves, crustaceans, and other invertebrates are also consumed. 

# IUCN status of the Litte Egret is ''Least Concern''.