Common Name: Intermediate Egret
Species Name: Mesophoyx intermedia
Location: Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh; in my hospital campus
Date taken: 18.09.2010
Equipment: Nikon D90 + Nikkor 70-3oo AF VR Zoom Lens
Species Name: Mesophoyx intermedia
Location: Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh; in my hospital campus
Date taken: 18.09.2010
Equipment: Nikon D90 + Nikkor 70-3oo AF VR Zoom Lens
Special Remarks: The Intermediate Egret chick at 40 days is well feathered, but shows a crest of filoplumes protruding through the head contour feathers. The bill colour varies from all yellow, to black-tipped yellow to variegated black-and-yellow, and occasionally all-black.
Ref: 1) Herons, Volume 14; By James Anthony Kushlan, James Hancock
2) Herons, egrets and bitterns: their biology and conservation in Australia; By Neil McKilligan
2) Herons, egrets and bitterns: their biology and conservation in Australia; By Neil McKilligan
Courtesy- Google Books Search
Regards,
Dr. Shrutidev Mishra,
Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh.
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