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Snowy Egret

Egretta thula

68Records since 2000
NovemberPeak month
3Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan10
Feb2
Mar0
Apr5
May0
Jun0
Jul0
Aug0
Sep4
Oct0
Nov43
Dec4

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Argyll and Bute Scotland48
2North Ayrshire Scotland16
3Dumfries and Galloway Scotland4
68 Scotland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 3 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
68
Peak month
November
Counties with records
3
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Egretta thula
Group
Birds
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Pelecaniformes
Family
Ardeidae
Genus
Egretta
Name with authority
Egretta thula (Molina, 1782)
Described
1782

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q59785 · GBIF 2480873