Great Egret

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Status and Occurence


Summer plumage


Winter plumage

Distribution and Trends

Distribution in Hungary

 

 

Population trend

 

Information about the graph:  

Bird Atlas of Hungary

Ringing data

 

 

 

 

Media

Links

BirdLife fact sheet >> 

2015 European Red List assessment (PDF) >> 

Xeno-canto bird sounds >> 

Name and code
Hungarian name
Nagy kócsag
Scientific name
Egretta alba
English name
Great Egret
EURING code
01210
HURING code
EGRALB
Body length (cm)
85-102
Weight of male (g)
1030
Weight of female (g)
960
Wingspan (cm)
140-170
Taxonomy
Order

Gödényalakúak

Pelecaniformes
Family

Gémfélék

Ardeidae
Protection
Legal protection in Hungary
strictly protected
Nature conservation value (HUF)
100.000 HUF
Red list (global)
LC – Least Concern
Red list (Europe)
LC – Least Concern
Red list (EU)
LC – Least Concern
Bird Protection Directive
I. appendix