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Pelecaniformes / Ardeidae / Egretta

Tricolored Heron

Egretta tricolor

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (triher) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Ardeidae
Genus: Egretta

Subspecies (2)

Egretta tricolor ruficollis

subtropical southern USA to Colombia, northwestern Venezuela, and West Indies
Egretta tricolor tricolor

northeastern Venezuela, Trinidad, and the Guianas to northeastern Brazil and southern Peru

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (triher) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.