Great egret
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| phylum | Chordata | The Great Egret is a large, widely distributed egret. Distributed across most of the tropical and warmer temperate regions of the world, in southern Europe it is rather localized. In North America it is more widely distributed, and it is ubiquitous across the Sun Belt of the United States and in the Neotropics. The Great Egret is a large heron with all-white plumage. Apart from size, the Great Egret can be distinguished from other white egrets by its yellow bill and black legs and feet, though the bill may become darker and the lower legs lighter in the breeding season.
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| clade | Diapsida | |
| Class | Aves | |
| order | Pelecaniformes | |
| family | Ardeidae | |
| genus | Ardea | |
| species | A. alba |
