FeaturesBirdsJournal Get the app Sign in

Little Egret

Egretta garzetta
Ardeidae Low risk

The little egret is a species of small heron in the family Ardeidae. It is a white bird with a slender black beak, long black legs and, in the western race, yellow feet. As an aquatic bird, it feeds in shallow water and on land, consuming a variety of small creatures. It breeds colonially, often with other species of water birds, making a platform nest of sticks in a tree, bush or reed bed. A clutch of three to five bluish-green eggs is laid and incubated by both parents for about three weeks. The young fledge at about six weeks of age.

Summary from Wikipedia

Listen flight call · CC0
0:00 / 0:00
Sonothèque ADVL · xeno-canto 705915

At a glance

Family
Ardeidae
Group
Pelicans, Herons, and Allies
Conservation status
Low risk

Similar birds

All birds

Heard this one in the wild?

Record it and Birdy will confirm — then it's in your journal.

Get the app