Great egret in a canal in Tortuguero National Park, Caribbean Coast, Costa Rica, Central America

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The Great Egret (Casmerodius albus), also known as the Great White Egret, White Heron, or Common Egret, is a wading egret, found in most of the tropical and warmer temperate parts of the world, although it is very local in southern Europe and Asia. It is called Kotuku in New Zealand.

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