Yet to perfect a landing
Explore! September 9, 2021
The snowy egret is a small white heron. The genus name comes from Provençal French for the little egret, aigrette, which is a diminutive of aigron, 'heron'. The species name thula is the Araucano term for the black-necked swan, applied to this species in error by Chilean naturalist Juan Ignacio Molina in 1782. Wikipedia
Scientific name: Egretta thula
© ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Use without permission is illegal.
Yet to perfect a landing
Explore! September 9, 2021
The snowy egret is a small white heron. The genus name comes from Provençal French for the little egret, aigrette, which is a diminutive of aigron, 'heron'. The species name thula is the Araucano term for the black-necked swan, applied to this species in error by Chilean naturalist Juan Ignacio Molina in 1782. Wikipedia
Scientific name: Egretta thula
© ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Use without permission is illegal.