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3/4 sized Yellow-billed Egrets

To: Steve Potter <>,
Subject: 3/4 sized Yellow-billed Egrets
From: Nikolas Haass <>
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:49:25 -0700 (PDT)
Young Great Egrets should have the same or a similar size to the adults - once 
they have left their nests. The bill might be a bit shorter though. If you 
couldn't see the face well, can you be sure that the bills were really yellow? 
Why not juv. - pale-billed - Little Egrets?

Nikolas
 
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Nikolas Haass

Sydney, NSW


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From: Steve Potter <>
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Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 8:23:07 AM
Subject: [Birding-Aus] 3/4 sized Yellow-billed Egrets

Hi Folks,

A bit of help please.

I was at Price Saltfields, South Australia, last Tuesday and came across a
group of Egrets. There were Little (obvious), Great (also obvious) and a
number (4) of ¾ sized Yellow-billed Egrets (only slightly larger than the
little but fully developed). I was not close enough to check the face
properly but would I be correct in assuming these to be juvenile Great
rather than Intermediate? I have never seen Int. Egret in SA and unsure of
the status. If I was in Darwin I would have just confidently said
Intermediate.

Your thoughts?

By the way there are still huge numbers of waders there and some nice
coloured ones too!!

Steve Potter
Blackwood, South Australia


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