Yellow-billed Egret Ardea brachyrhyncha Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (22)
- Monotypic
Josep del Hoyo, Albert Martínez-Vilalta, Anna Motis, Nigel Collar, Guy M. Kirwan, and Nárgila Moura
Version: 1.0 — Published October 24, 2023
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Geelbekwitreier |
| Bulgarian | Африканска средна бяла чапла |
| Catalan | martinet beccurt |
| Czech | volavka subsaharská |
| Dutch | Geelsnavelzilverreiger |
| English | Yellow-billed Egret |
| English (United States) | Yellow-billed Egret |
| French | Héron à bec jaune |
| French (France) | Héron à bec jaune |
| German | Afrikamittelreiher |
| Greek | Μεσαίος Αργυροτσικνιάς (brachyrhyncha) |
| Icelandic | Hríshegri |
| Italian | Airone bianco intermedio |
| Japanese | アフリカチュウサギ |
| Polish | czapla żółtogoleniowa |
| Serbian | Afrička srednja bela čaplja |
| Slovak | volavka žltozobá |
| Slovenian | Rumenokljuna čaplja |
| Spanish | Garceta Piquicorta |
| Spanish (Spain) | Garceta piquicorta |
| Turkish | Asya Ortanca Balıkçılı |
| Zulu | umanyatheludaka |
Revision Notes
Nicholas D. Sly standardized the content with Clements taxonomy. Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page. Shawn M. Billerman contributed to the Systematics page.
Ardea brachyrhyncha (Brehm, 1854)
PROTONYM:
Herodias brachyrhynchus
Brehm, 1854. Journal für Ornithologie 2 no.7, p.80.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Blue Nile.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- ARDEA
- brachyrhinchus / brachyrhyncha / brachyrhynchos / brachyrhynchum
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Distribution of the Yellow-billed Egret
