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Egretta caerulea (Linnaeus, 1758)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Aves
order
Pelecaniformes
family
Ardeidae
genus
Egretta
species
Egretta caerulea

Name

Synonyms
Ardea caerulea Linnaeus, 1758
Florida caerulea (Linnaeus, 1758)
Florida caerulea caerulea
Hydranassa caerulea (Linnaeus, 1758)
Homonyms
Egretta caerulea (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common names
"Garceta Azul, Garcita Azul" in Spanish
Aigrette bleue in French
Aigrette bleue in French
Aigrette bleue in French
Aigrette bleue in French
Airone azzurro minore in Italian
Alemenaou in language.
Alitháigir in Northern Sami
Blaureiher in German
Blaureiher in German
Blue Heron in English
Blåhejre in language.
Coar ghorrym veg in Manx
Garceta Azul in Spanish
Garceta azul in Spanish
Garceta azul in Spanish
Garceta azul in Spanish
Garsa Blou Chikito in language.
Garsa Blou Chikí in language.
Garza Azul in language.
Garza Pinta in Spanish
Garza azul in language.
Garça-azul in language.
Herlegon glas in Breton
Hoko'i hovy in Guarani
Indian Hen in English
Kleinbloureier in Afrikaans
Little Blue Heron in English
Little Blue Heron in English
Little Blue Heron in English
Little Blue Heron in English
Little Blue Heron in English
Little Blue Heron in English
Little Blue Heron in English
Little Blue Heron in English
Little Blue Heron in English
Little Blue Heron in English
Mala plava čaplja in Serbian
Martinet blau in Catalan–Valencian
Mavi Balıkçıl in Turkish
Michel, Annoré michel, Saouacou in language.
Mionchorr ghorm in Irish
Mýrahegri in Icelandic
Sabaku in language.
Shide-Poke in English
Takakwayen in language.
Water Gaulin in English
aigrette bleu in French
blua egretardeo in Esperanto
blåhegre in Norwegian

Bibliographic References

  1. Animal Diversity Web. <em>University of Michigan Museum of Zoology.</em>
  2. Ayerbe Quiñones, F. (2018). Guía ilustrada de la avifauna colombiana. Wildlife Conservation Society
  3. Banks, R.C., R.W. McDiarmid, and A.L. Gardner. 1987. Checklist of vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Publication No. 166. 79 p.
  4. Echeverry-Galvis, M.A., O. Acevedo-Charry, J. E. Avendaño, C. Gómez, F.G. Stiles, F.A. Estela & A.M. Cuervo. 2022. Lista oficial de las aves de Colombia 2022: Adiciones, cambios taxonómicos y actualizaciones de estado. Ornitología Colombiana 22: 25-51 https://doi.org/10.59517/oc.e548
  5. Gallardo, J. C.; Macías, V.; Velarde, E. (2009). Birds (Vertebrata: Aves) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.</em> Pp. 1321–1342.
  6. Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright, 2006: null. Birds of the World: Recommended English Names. ix + 259.
  7. ITIS.gov 2023 from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) on-line database https://www.itis.gov
  8. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
  9. Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p.
  10. Luck et al. 2012; Newbold et al 2012; Belmaker & Jetz 2013
  11. Peterson, R.T.; Peterson, V.M. (2002). A field guide to the birds of eastern and central North America. <em>Fifth Edition.</em> Peterson Field Guide Series. Houghton Mifflin Company. New York. 427 p.
  12. Robbins, C. S. (1983). Golden field Guide to Birds of North America. Golden press. 360p.
  13. Squires, H. J. (1990). Decapod Crustacea of the Atlantic coast of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> 221: 532 p.
  14. Vanner, M. (2003). The encyclopedia of North American birds. <em>Paragon Publishing.</em> 1-383.
  15. del Hoyo, Elliott & Sargatal (1992) Ostrich to Ducks
  16. ffrench, R. (1965) Some unusual habits of Little Blue Herons
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