Egret

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Egret
Eastern great egret (Ardea alba modesta)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Pelecaniformes
Family:	Ardeidae
Subfamily:	Ardeinae
Groups included
Egretta Ardea Bubulcus Mesophoyx
Cladistically included but traditionally excluded taxa
Nycticorax Nyctanassa Gorsachius Butorides Agamia Pilherodius Ardeola Syrigma

Egrets (/ˈiːɡrəts/ EE-grəts) are herons, generally long-legged wading birds, that have white or buff plumage, developing fine plumes (usually milky white) during the breeding season. Egrets are not a biologically distinct group from herons and have the same build.