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The Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) is of family Ardeidae
which includes Bitterns, Egrets as well as Herons and is in the genus Egretta . It is found in the temperate
parts of Eurasia and Africa as well as Australia and New Zealand.
Over the last 60 years or so this species has greatly expanded its range
including recolonising its former breeding areas in Northern Europe, as well as Ireland. It
first bred in the Caribbean in the mid 1990’s and is increasingly being
recorded along the North American eastern seaboard.
Patrick J. O'Keeffe / Raw Birds