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Common egret (Egretta alba).
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Egret: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Article title updated for style. Nov 12, 2026
Modified link of Web site: Cornell Lab - All About Birds - Cattle Egret. Mar 04, 2025
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Great egret (Ardea alba) habitat selection and foraging behavior in a temperate estuary: Comparing natural wetlands to areas with shellfish aquaculture. Jul 13, 2024
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Great egret (Ardea alba) habitat selection and foraging behavior in a temperate estuary: Comparing natural wetlands to areas with shellfish aquaculture. Jul 13, 2024
Add new Web site: USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service - Herons and Egrets. Jun 15, 2023
Add new Web site: AZ Animals - Great Egret. Feb 03, 2023
Add new Web site: The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds - Little Egret. Sep 05, 2016
Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Egret. Sep 13, 2011
Add new Web site: The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds - Little Egret. Sep 13, 2011
Add new Web site: Fact Monster - Science - Egret. Sep 13, 2011
Add new Web site: Birds in Backyards - Great Egret. Sep 13, 2011
Add new Web site: BirdLife International - Reddish Egret. Sep 13, 2011
Add new Web site: Cornell Lab - All About Birds - Cattle Egret. Sep 13, 2011
Added photograph. Aug 24, 2011
Added new Web site: National Geographic - Animals - Great Egret. Aug 26, 2008
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Animals - Egret. May 26, 2008
Article added to new online database. Jul 23, 1999
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