Great Egret
Name in Spanish: Garza Real
Scientific name: Ardea alba
Taxonomic Family: Ardeidae
Scientific name: Ardea alba
Taxonomic Family: Ardeidae
Description
Conservation status
Not evaluated
Status in Puerto Rico
Nester
Abundance
Common
Photos by the members of AvesPR
© Rene Fuentes
Garza Real en Río Caguitas
© Yamilet Soto-colom
Luis Negrón, Parque Lineal Enrique Martí Coll
© Jose Santiago (Licence: CreativeCommons Attribution 3.0)
Jardin Botanico de Rio Piedras
© Javier Hernandez Ramos
© Javier Hernandez Ramos (Licence: CreativeCommons Attribution 3.0)
© Yoly Pereira (Licence: CreativeCommons Attribution 3.0)
Garza fotografiada en el Parque lineal de Bayamón.
© Yamilet Soto-colom
Luis Negrón, Parque Lineal Enrique Martí Coll
© Alfredo Colón Archilla
© Jose D. Alicea Ortiz
Tomada en el lago de Cidra
© Javier Hernandez Ramos
10 photos out of 14 in the system (selected at random)
Habitat
Swamps, marshes, river banks, and shallow turtlegrass beds.
Food
Peces, ranas, insectos, crustáceos y aves pequeñas.
External resources for this species:
Pictures from Encyclopedia of Life:
Credit of the picture: Jon Sullivan 
Credit of the picture: Picasa 
Credit of the picture: J.M.Garg 
Location: Venice (Florida, US)
Credit of the picture: Gerald and Buff Corsi
Credit of the picture: J.M.Garg
Location: Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Sanibel Island (Florida, US)
Credit of the picture: Gerald and Buff Corsi
Credit of the picture: DickDaniels (http://carolinabirds.org/)
Credit of the picture: Cyric
Location: Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge (Florida, US)
Credit of the picture: Gerald and Buff Corsi
