Great Egret
Ardea alba melanorhynchos
melanorhynchos Karako，11 Apr. 2025
melanorhynchos Isahaya bay area，11 Apr. 2025
alba Daijyugarami，15 May 2015
modesta Karako，3 May 2024
Characteristics of subspiecies
| subspecies | period | tibia | tarsus | bill | lore |
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| alba | breeding | yellow | black | black/black&yellow | green |
| non-br. | yellow | black | yellow | greenish yellow |
| modesta | breeding | red | black/red | black | green |
| non-br. | black | black | yellow | yellow |
| melanorhynchos | breeding | black | black | black | green |
| non-br. | black | black | yellow | yellow |
| egretta | breeding | black | black | yellow | light green |
| non-br. | black | black | yellow | yellow |
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