What is the great egret?
Q: What is the great egret?
A: The great egret is a large wading bird found worldwide.
Q: What are some other names for the great egret?
A: The great egret is also known as the common egret, large egret, great white egret, or great white heron.
Q: Where does the great egret live?
A: The great egret lives in mudflats, tidal shallows marshes, lakes, rivers, and flooded paddy fields.
Q: Is the great egret the largest member of the heron family in America?
A: No, the great egret is the second-largest member of the heron family in America, with the great blue heron being the largest.
Q: Where does the great egret winter down to?
A: The great egret winters in the south down to Colombia.
Q: How does the great egret fly?
A: The great egret flies with slow wing beats.
Q: What is the length of the great egret?
A: The great egret is 90-102 cm long.
