Great White Egret - Ardea alba Linnaeus, 1758
Quick facts
Threat status Europe | Least Concern (IUCN) |
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EU Population status |
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Protected by | EU Birds Directive and 10 other international agreements |
Natura 2000 sites | 1355 are designated for this species |
Natura 2000 species code | A773 |
Distribution
Threat and EU population status
IUCN Red List status of threatened species
The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.
EU population status
The status of the population at the EU level was evaluated at the species level; this was based on the reports delivered by Member States under Article 12 of the Birds Directive (see fact sheet below). The EU status assessment can cover several subspecies/subspecific population units. For more information, please consult the species fact sheet and link below.
Natura 2000 sites
Protected in the following Natura 2000 sites
Protected sites
Please note the site map takes a while to display.Legal status
Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements
Common names and synonyms
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Ägretthäger | Swedish | Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J. |
Airone bianco maggiore | Italian | Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J. |
Arione bianco maggiore | Italian | EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC |
Garça-branca-grande | Portuguese | Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J. |
Garceta Grande | Spanish | Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J. |
Grande Aigrette | French | Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J. |
Great White Egret | English | Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J. |
Grote Zilverreiger | Dutch | Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J. |
Grotee zilverreiger | Dutch | EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC |
Jalohaikara | Finnish | Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J. |
Nagy kócsag | Hungarian | Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J. |
Silberreiher | German | Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J. |
Sølvhejre | Danish | EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC |
Volavka bílá | Czech | Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J. |
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Casmerodius albus | (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Egretta alba | (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Casmerodius albus albus |
Other resources
CoL (accepted name) | Catalogue of Life |
EoL | Encyclopedia of Life |
Fauna Europaea search | Fauna Europaea |
GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
NCBI search | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
PESI (Accepted) | Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure |
WoRMS | World Register of Marine Species |