Little egret - Egretta garzetta

Common Name :	Little egret.
Binomial Name :	Egretta garzetta
Family :	Ardeidae
Bengali Name :	Chhoto bok (ছোট বক).
Photo Taken :	Ireland, Bangladesh

The name is Little egret. But it doesn't mean that this is the most little from all the other Egrets. This bird can be found in Asia, Europe, Africa, and Australia. Binomial name of the bird is Egretta garzetta. It belongs to the bird family Ardeidae. In Bangladesh this bird is known as Chhoto bok (ছোট বক) or Chhoto boga (ছোট বগা).

Little egret (Egretta garzetta) is a snow white bird with black beak and feet. Their beak is large similar to other egrets. This helps them to catch their prey from the water. Neck of the bird is long and can pose like a snake. Color of the iris is yellow. They can have elongated feathers near the breast, and two near the nape. Both male and female birds are similar.

Little egret (Egretta garzetta) is an aquatic bird. It always seen around the wet lands, ponds, paddy fields, river bank, seashore, lakes, etc. They mostly live on the aquatic insects, small fishes, snails, frogs, etc. They are very patient while they hunt. They can stand on a single foot for a long period before making final strike.

A female egret lays 3-5 eggs in nest. They prefer to make the nest as a colony with other wading birds. They make nest on trees or shrubs. Both male and female incubates the eggs.

Photos of Little egret (Egretta garzetta) were taken from the following locations:
1. December 2014: Rema-Kalenga, Habiganj, Bangladesh.
2. February 2015: Rupganj, Narayanganj, Bangladesh.
3. August 2016: Malahide, Ireland.


This article has written by Lonely Traveler,
for the blog http://icbird.blogspot.com/