Reddish Egret

Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens )

The Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens ) is a species of bird in the heron family.

Features

The Reddish Egret is a rather graceful heron with a body length of about 70 cm. It occurs in a light and a dark morph. The dark is easy to be confused with the blue heron. In her plumage is predominantly also blue-gray, red-brown neck and head, however. However, neck and chest are white. The bright colored morph is almost entirely white. Legs and beak are of gray or gray - blue color.

Occurrence

Its habitat is the warm to subtropical swamps of the southern North and northern Central America. It breeds in Mexico, the southwestern United States and some Caribbean islands, such as Cuba, Jamaica and Hispaniola.

Behavior

The Reddish Egret is mainly crepuscular. He often breeds in the company of other herons. Its nest is made of sticks and twigs and is built on trees or tall bushes. In this the female lays three to seven green-blue eggs. However, in search of food, the Reddish Egret goes loner. So they walk through during the evening hours wet meadows and shallow waters in search of fish, amphibians, crustaceans and insects.