(Egretta garzetta) - BirdLife species factsheet

Egretta garzetta

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic source(s)
AERC TAC. 2003. AERC TAC Checklist of bird taxa occurring in Western Palearctic region, 15th Draft. Available at: http://www.aerc.eu/DOCS/Bird_taxa_of_the_WP15.xls.
Cramp, S.; Perrins, C. M. 1977-1994. Handbook of the birds of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The birds of the western Palearctic. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
SACC. 2006. A classification of the bird species of South America. Available at: https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.htm.
Turbott, E. G. 1990. Checklist of the birds of New Zealand. Ornithological Society of New Zealand, Wellington.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2016	Not Recognised
2012	Not Recognised
2009	Not Recognised
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Species attributes

Migratory status	unset	Forest dependency	unset
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend		-	-	-

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor	Passage migrant

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Antigua and Barbuda	McKinnons Salt Pond
Barbados	Chancery Lane Swamp
Barbados	East Point Pond
Barbados	Graeme Hall Swamp
Botswana	Okavango Delta
Bulgaria	Golia Island
Bulgaria	Gorni Dabnik-Telish Reservoir
Bulgaria	Ibisha Island
Bulgaria	Kalimok Complex
Bulgaria	Konush Reservoir
Bulgaria	Mandra-Poda complex
Bulgaria	Pozharevo Island
Bulgaria	Srebarna
Bulgaria	Vardim Island
Egypt	Lake Manzala
France	Anse du Fiers d'Ars en Ré
France	Baie de Bourgneuf et marais breton
France	Barrage d'Artix et Saligue du Gave de Pau
France	Basse Vallée de la Durance
France	Bassin d'Arcachon et Banc d'Arguin
France	Brenne centrale
France	Camargue
France	Cordon lagunaire de Sète à Agde
France	Domaine d'Orx
France	Estuaires picards : baies de Somme et d'Authie
France	Etangs Montpellierains
France	Etangs Narbonnais
France	Golfe du Morbihan et Etier de Penerf
France	Ile d'Oléron, marais de Brouage-Saint-Agnant
France	La Dombes
France	Lac de Grand-Lieu
France	Marais de L'Ile Vieille
France	Marais entre Crau et Grand Rhône: Meyranne, Chanoine, Plan de Bourg et Salins du Caban
France	Marais et estuaire de la Seudre
France	Marais poitevin et baie de l'Aiguillon
France	Petite Camargue fluvio-lacustre
France	Petite Camargue laguno-marine
France	Plaine du Forez
France	Traicts et marais salants de la Presqu'île Guérandaise
France	Val d'Allier : Saint-Yorre-Joze
France	Val d'Allier Bourbonnais
France	Val de Drôme: Les Ramières-printegarde
France	Val de Saône
France	Vallée de la Garonne : Boussens à Carbonne
France	Vallée de la Garonne : Palayre et environs
France	Vallée de la Loire: Pit majeur d'Iguerande à Décize
Gambia	Bao Bolon Wetland Reserve
Germany	Danube valley: Neu-Ulm - Lauingen incl. Faiminger Stausee, Donau-Moos, and Gundelfinger Moos
Germany	Danube valley: Regensburg-Vilshofen
Germany	Emsaue (Rietberger Emsniederung - Steinhorster Becken)
Germany	Hessian Rhine alluvion
Germany	Ismaninger Speichersee and fish ponds
Germany	Lower Inn: Haiming - Neuhaus including the Neuhaus, Egglfing, Ering, and Simbach reservoirs
Germany	Wagbach lowlands
Ghana	Keta Lagoon Ramsar Site
Ghana	Songor Ramsar Site
Greece	Amvrakikos gulf
Greece	Axios, Loudias and Aliakmonas rivers' deltas
Greece	Divari Pylou (Gialova) lagoon and Sfaktiria island
Greece	Kotychi lagoon
Greece	Lake Kerkini
Hungary	Béda–Karapancsa
Hungary	Bodrogzug–Taktaköz
Hungary	Hortobágy and Tisza-to
Hungary	Lower Tisza Valley
India	Kole Wetland
Iran, Islamic Republic of	Anzali Mordab complex
Iran, Islamic Republic of	Arjan Protected Area
Iran, Islamic Republic of	Bandar Kiashar lagoon and mouth of Sefid Rud
Iran, Islamic Republic of	Dez dam
Iran, Islamic Republic of	Horeh Bamdej
Iran, Islamic Republic of	Izeh and Sheikho lakes
Iran, Islamic Republic of	Lake Kobi
Iran, Islamic Republic of	Lake Uromiyeh
Iran, Islamic Republic of	Miankaleh Peninsula and Gorgan Bay
Iran, Islamic Republic of	Seyed Mohalli, Zarin Kola and Larim Sara
Iran, Islamic Republic of	Shadegan marshes and tidal mudflats of Khor-al Amaya and Khor Musa
Ireland	Bannow Bay
Ireland	Blackwater estuary
Ireland	Cork Harbour
Ireland	Courtmacsherry, Broadstrand and Dunworley Complex
Ireland	Wexford Harbour and Slobs
Israel	Jezre'el, Harod and Bet She'an valleys
Israel	Northern lower Jordan valley
Israel	Zevulun valley
Italy	Argentario, Laguna di Orbetello Lagoon e Lago di Burano
Italy	Cagliari wetlands
Italy	Codigoro heronry
Italy	Lomellina and Heronries of Pavia province
Italy	Novara heronries
Italy	Palmas Gulf wetlands
Italy	Pantani di Vendicari e di Capo Passero
Italy	Po Delta
Italy	Punte Alberete and Valle della Canna, Pineta San Vitale and Pialassa della Baiona
Italy	River Po: from Ticino mouth to Boscone island
Italy	River Sesia heronries
Italy	Simeto mouth and middle course and Biviere di Lentini
Italy	Sinis and Oristano wetlands
Italy	Ticino river
Italy	Venice lagoon
Italy	Vercelli rice-fields
Mali	Lac Débo - Lac Oualado Débo
Philippines	Manila Bay
Portugal	Albufeira do Caia
Portugal	Lagoa Pequena
Portugal	Leixão da Gaivota
Portugal	Murta dam
Portugal	Paul do Boquilobo
Portugal	Paul do Taipal
Portugal	Ponta da Piedade
Portugal	Sado estuary
Portugal	Tejo estuary
Romania	Balta Mică a Brăilei
Romania	Balta Vederoasa
Romania	Blahniţa
Romania	Braţul Borcea
Romania	Calafat - Ciuperceni - Dunăre
Romania	Comana
Romania	Danube Delta
Romania	Dunăre - Ostroave
Romania	Dunărea Veche (Braţul Măcin)
Romania	Gruia - Gârla Mare
Romania	Suhaia
Russia (European)	Varnavinsko-Kryukovskaya irrigation system
Saudi Arabia	Al-Ha'ir
Slovakia	Medzibodrožie
Slovakia	Senné
Tanzania	Dar es Salaam coast
Tanzania	Lake Victoria: Bunda Bay
Tanzania	Lake Victoria: Mwanza Gulf
Tanzania	Rubondo Island National Park
Tanzania	Wembere steppe
Türkiye	Gediz Delta
Türkiye	Kızılırmak Delta
Türkiye	Meriç Delta
Uganda	Musambwa islands
Ukraine	Budats'kyj lyman
Ukraine	Karkinits'ka and Dzharylgats'ka bays
Ukraine	Syvash Bay
Ukraine	Yagorlyts'ka and Tendrivs'ka Bays
Zambia	Bangweulu Swamps

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Altitude		Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Egretta garzetta. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/egretta-garzetta on 22/11/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 22/11/2024.