Birds
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
| Conservation Status: Safe for Now - Protected
Snowy egrets, wading birds, are medium-sized egrets with a delicate build. They are in the family of herons and storks and are often refered to as medium-sized herons. Like most herons they have long necks, aids in probing in shallow waters for food.
- Geographic Distribution
US range: throughout the continental Unite States from northern California to Maine, and south to Florida and the Gulf of Mexico.
- Diet and Feeding
These birds are omnivores. Their main diet consists of worms, aquatic and terrestrial insects, small lizards, fiddler crabs, shrimps, crayfish, crustaceans, snails, vegetation, and fishes.
- Longevity
Estimated life span is 2 to 16 years. They have lived to over 16 years in protected environments .
Images
- Courtesy of FermLab
- Notice the black beak and partially yellow feet.
- Courtesy of USFWS
- A nesting Snowy Egret. Many altricial chicks to take care of when these eggs hatch.