WoRMS taxon details
Ardea alba Linnaeus, 1758
159381 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159381)
accepted
Species
Casmerodius albus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Egretta alba (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
- Subspecies Ardea alba alba Linnaeus, 1758
- Subspecies Ardea alba egretta Gmelin, 1789
- Subspecies Ardea alba modesta (Gray, 1831)
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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Distribution North America; Oceania
Distribution North America; Oceania [details]
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Nomenclature
original description
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Banks, R.C., R.W. McDiarmid, and A.L. Gardner. 1987. Checklist of vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Publication No. 166. 79 p. [details]
[request]basis of record Banks, R.C., R.W. McDiarmid, and A.L. Gardner. 1987. Checklist of vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Publication No. 166. 79 p. [details]
Other
context source (Bermuda)
Dobson, A. F. (2002). A Birdwatching Guide to Bermuda. Arlequin Press, Chelmsford, Essex, 173 pp. [details]
additional source Robbins, C. S. (1983). Golden field Guide to Birds of North America. Golden press. 360p. [details]
additional source Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details]
additional source Peterson, R.T.; Peterson, V.M. (2002). A field guide to the birds of eastern and central North America. <em>Fifth Edition.</em> Peterson Field Guide Series. Houghton Mifflin Company. New York. 427 p. [details]
additional source Squires, H. J. (1990). Decapod Crustacea of the Atlantic coast of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> 221: 532 p., available online at http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/library/116743.pdf [details]
additional source Vanner, M. (2003). The encyclopedia of North American birds. <em>Paragon Publishing.</em> 1-383. [details]
additional source Gallardo, J. C.; Macías, V.; Velarde, E. (2009). Birds (Vertebrata: Aves) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.</em> Pp. 1321–1342. [details]
additional source Robbins, C. S. (1983). Golden field Guide to Birds of North America. Golden press. 360p. [details]
additional source Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details]
additional source Peterson, R.T.; Peterson, V.M. (2002). A field guide to the birds of eastern and central North America. <em>Fifth Edition.</em> Peterson Field Guide Series. Houghton Mifflin Company. New York. 427 p. [details]
additional source Squires, H. J. (1990). Decapod Crustacea of the Atlantic coast of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> 221: 532 p., available online at http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/library/116743.pdf [details]
additional source Vanner, M. (2003). The encyclopedia of North American birds. <em>Paragon Publishing.</em> 1-383. [details]
additional source Gallardo, J. C.; Macías, V.; Velarde, E. (2009). Birds (Vertebrata: Aves) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.</em> Pp. 1321–1342. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Dimensions Length: 39" (99 cm); Wingspan: 51" (130 cm) [details]Distribution North America; Oceania [details]
Reproduction Breeds from New Jersey, southern Ontario, and southern Saskatchewan southward. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | gatëza e bardhë e madhe [from synonym]gata e bardhë e madhe [from synonym]çapkëbardha e madhe [from synonym]çajma e bardhë e madhe [from synonym]çafka e bardhë e madhe [from synonym] | [details] |
| Bulgarian | Голяма бяла чапла [from synonym] | [details] |
| Danish | sølvhejre | [details] |
| Dutch | grote zilverreiger | [details] |
| English | great white egret [from synonym]great egret [from synonym]great egret [from synonym]great egret | [details] |
| French | grande aigrette | [details] |
| German | Silberreiher | [details] |
| Japanese | ダイサギ | [details] |
| Lithuanian | didysis baltasis garnys [from synonym] | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Αργυροτσικνιάς [from synonym] | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | egretthegre | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | egretthegre | [details] |
| Polish | czapla biała | [details] |
| Slovenian | velika bela čaplja [from synonym] | [details] |
| Spanish | garceta grande [from synonym] | [details] |
| Swedish | ägretthäger [from synonym] | [details] |
| Turkish | büyük ak balıkçıl [from synonym]buyuk ak balikcil [from synonym] | [details] |
| Ukrainian | Чепура велика [from synonym]Велика біла чапля [from synonym] | [details] |
| Welsh | crëyr mawr gwyn | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (34 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (110 publications) (from synonym Casmerodius albus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (257 publications) (from synonym Egretta alba (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (648 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ardea alba)
To GenBank (47 nucleotides; 44 proteins)
To GenBank (47 nucleotides; 44 proteins) (from synonym Egretta alba (Linnaeus, 1758))
To GenBank (47 nucleotides; 44 proteins) (from synonym Casmerodius albus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 641853 Casmerodius albus - dorsal wing) (from synonym Casmerodius albus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 641853 Casmerodius albus - ventral wing) (from synonym Casmerodius albus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To PESI (from synonym Egretta alba (Linnaeus, 1758))
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (110 publications) (from synonym Casmerodius albus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (257 publications) (from synonym Egretta alba (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (648 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ardea alba)
To GenBank (47 nucleotides; 44 proteins)
To GenBank (47 nucleotides; 44 proteins) (from synonym Egretta alba (Linnaeus, 1758))
To GenBank (47 nucleotides; 44 proteins) (from synonym Casmerodius albus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 641853 Casmerodius albus - dorsal wing) (from synonym Casmerodius albus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 641853 Casmerodius albus - ventral wing) (from synonym Casmerodius albus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To PESI (from synonym Egretta alba (Linnaeus, 1758))
To PESI
To ITIS
