Medium Egret Ardea intermedia Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (32)
- Monotypic
Josep del Hoyo, Albert Martínez-Vilalta, Anna Motis, Nigel Collar, Guy M. Kirwan, and Nárgila Moura
Version: 1.0 — Published October 24, 2023
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Mediumwitreier |
| Bulgarian | Азиатска средна бяла чапла |
| Catalan | martinet intermedi |
| Chinese | 中白鷺 |
| Chinese (Hong Kong SAR China) | 中白鷺 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 中白鹭 |
| Czech | volavka prostřední |
| Dutch | Middelste Zilverreiger |
| English | Medium Egret |
| English (Hong Kong SAR China) | Intermediate Egret |
| English (India) | Intermediate Egret (Medium Egret) |
| English (United States) | Medium Egret |
| French | Héron intermédiaire |
| French (France) | Héron intermédiaire |
| German | Asienmittelreiher |
| Greek | Μεσαίος Αργυροτσικνιάς |
| Hungarian | Középkócsag |
| Indonesian | Kuntul-perak asia |
| Italian | Airone bianco indiano |
| Japanese | チュウサギ |
| Korean | 중백로 |
| Malayalam | ചെറുമുണ്ടി |
| Polish | czapla czarnonoga |
| Punjabi (India) | ਗਭਲਾ ਬਗਲਾ |
| Romanian | Egretă medie |
| Serbian | Azijska srednja bela čaplja |
| Slovak | volavka prostredná |
| Slovenian | Srednja bela čaplja |
| Spanish | Garceta Intermedia |
| Spanish (Spain) | Garceta intermedia |
| Thai | นกยางโทนน้อย |
| Turkish | Afrika Ortanca Balıkçılı |
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 intermedia Wagler, 1829
PROTONYM:
Ardea intermedia
Wagler, 1829. Isis 22, col.659.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Java.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- ARDEA
- intermedea / intermedia / intermedianus / intermedium / intermedius
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the Medium Egret
