Plumed egret
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The plumed egret (Ardea plumifera) is a species of heron native to Australia and Oceania. Previously this species was regarded as a subspecies of the intermediate egret (Ardea intermedia sensu lato) alongside the Asian intermediate egret (A. (i.) intermedia) and the African yellow-billed egret (A. (i.) brachyrhyncha).
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Plumed egret | |
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Plumed egret in breeding plumage, Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve, Northern Territory, Australia | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Pelecaniformes |
Family: | Ardeidae |
Genus: | Ardea |
Species: | A. plumifera |
Binomial name | |
Ardea plumifera (Gould, 1848) | |
Resident Non-breeding | |
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