Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis (Bosc, 1792)

Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae Status: Vagrant to Madeira

Egretta gularis Biometrics

Wingspan: 90 - 110 cm (Beaman & Madge, 2011)
Total length: 55 - 67 cm (Beaman & Madge, 2011)
Weight: 450 g (Cardona & Esteban, 2002)

Status

Madeira local status by Correia-Fagundes et al, 2021: Exceptional
Madeira local status by Romano et al, 2010: Only 1 record
Madeira local status by Zino et al, 1995: Only 1 record
Conservation status by the IUCN Red List Categories, 2013: Least Concern ver 3.1

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