Little egret

The Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) is a small white heron. It is the Old World counterpart to the very similar New World Snowy Egret. In Botswana, it is known as the yellow-footed egret.

Depending on authority, two or three subspecies of Little Egret are currently accepted.

Egretta garzetta garzetta -- Europe, Africa, and most of Asia except the southeast
Egretta garzetta nigripes -- Indonesia east to New Guinea
Egretta garzetta immaculata -- Australia and (non-breeding) New Zealand, often considered synonymous with E. g. nigripes

Three other egret taxa have at times been classified as subspecies of the Little Egret in the past but are now regarded as two separate species. These are the Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis which occurs on the coastline of West Africa (Egretta gularis gularis) and from the Red Sea to India (Egretta gularis schistacea), and the Dimorphic Egret Egretta dimorpha, found in East Africa, Madagascar, the Comoros and the Aldabra Islands.

Source:Wikipedia

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