Plumed Egret Ardea plumifera Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (19)
- 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 | Australiese Witreier |
| Bulgarian | Австралийска средна бяла чапла |
| Catalan | martinet plumífer |
| Czech | volavka půvabná |
| Dutch | Pluimzilverreiger |
| English | Plumed Egret |
| English (United States) | Plumed Egret |
| French | Héron plumifère |
| French (France) | Héron plumifère |
| German | Pazifikmittelreiher |
| Greek | Μεσαίος Αργυροτσικνιάς (plumifera) |
| Indonesian | Kuntul-perak australia |
| Japanese | オーストラリアチュウサギ |
| Polish | czapla strojna |
| Serbian | Australijska srednja bela čaplja |
| Slovak | volavka pôvabná |
| Spanish | Garceta Plumífera |
| Spanish (Spain) | Garceta plumífera |
| Turkish | Sahul Ortanca Balıkçlı |
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 plumifera (Gould, 1848)
PROTONYM:
Herodias plumiferus
Gould, 1848. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Part XV, Meeting of November 23, 1847, p. 221.
TYPE LOCALITY:
New South Wales.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- ARDEA
- plumifer / plumifera / plumiferus
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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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