Summary ²

The Western Reef Heron, Egretta gularis, also known as the Western Reef Egret, is a medium-sized heron. It occurs mainly on the coasts in tropical west Africa, the Red Sea, the Persian Gulf and east to India. It has been recorded as a vagrant in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, an Australian territory in the eastern Indian Ocean.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Shanthanu Bhardwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/86124626@N00/3211156691
2. (c) Jeff Holmes, all rights reserved

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