Reddish Egret

Egretta rufescens

IUCN: Near Threatened

Taxonomy

Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Ardeidae
Genus: Egretta
eBird Code: redegr

Subspecies (2)

Egretta rufescens dickeyi

southern Baja California; winters to Guatemala and El Salvador
Egretta rufescens rufescens

breeds southern USA to southern Mexico and Belize, and West Indies; winters to northwestern South America

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (redegr) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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