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| Slaty Egret | |
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| Illustration by Joseph Smit, 1898 | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Pelecaniformes |
| Family: | Ardeidae |
| Genus: | Egretta |
| Species: | E. vinaceigula |
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| Egretta vinaceigula (Sharpe, 1895) |
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The Slaty Egret, Egretta vinaceigula, is a small, dark egret. It breeds in Zambia, Botswana, Namibia and Mozambique. It is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies. It is classified as Vulnerable, the biggest threat being habitat loss.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International (2008). Egretta vinaceigula. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 February 2009. Database entry includes a range map, a brief justification of why this species is vulnerable, and the criteria used.
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