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The Great White Egret (Ardea alba, Syn.: Casmerodius albus, Egretta alba) belongs to the family of herons of the order Pelecaniformes. Four subspecies are distinguished.
The species has a very large distribution area, covering large parts of Eastern and Southern Europe, North, Central and South America, Asia and Africa. In Central Europe the Great White Egret is a locally distributed and common breeding and annual bird. The species shows a pronounced tendency to migrate and is also increasingly observed in regions of Central Europe where it is not a breeding bird.
An egret is any of several herons, most of which are white or buff, and several of which develop fine plumes (usually milky white) during the breeding season. Many egrets are members of the genera Egretta or Ardea which also contain other species named as herons rather than egrets. The distinction between a heron and an egret is rather vague, and depends more on appearance than biology. The word "egret" comes from the French word "aigrette" that means both "silver heron" and "brush," referring to the long filamentous feathers that seem to cascade down an egret's back during the breeding season.
The great zilverreiger (Ardea alba) is a white bird from the family of reigers. Voorheen considers the bird to be Egretta alba (Linnaeus, 1758) or Casmerodius albus.
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