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Great Egret - Ardea alba - Grote Zilverreiger
Worldwide.
The following 4 subspecies are being recognized:
Ardea alba alba - Central-Europe to Northeast-Asia south to North-Africa and South-Asia;
Ardea alba melanorhynchus - Africa south of the Sahara;
Ardea alba egretta - South-Canada to South-Argentina and South-Chile;
Ardea alba modesta - South- and East-Asia to Indonesia and Australasia.
Of this species there are no Zoo Photo's available.