Image de Aigrette neigeuse
Description :
Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) is a small white heron. It is the American counterpart to the very similar Old World Little Egret, Elkhorn Slough is a 17.1-mile-long tidal slough and estuary on Monterey Bay in Monterey County, California. The community of Moss Landing and the huge Moss Landing Power Plant are located at the mouth of the slough on the bay. Elkhorn Slough harbors the largest tract of tidal salt marsh in California outside of San Francisco Bay and provides much-needed habitat for hundreds of species of plants and animals, including more than 340 species of birds.
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- Life
- Cellular (Organismes cellulaires)
- Eukaryota (eucaryotes)
- Opisthokonta
- Metazoa (animaux)
- Bilateria
- Deuterostomia (Deutérostomes)
- Chordata (Chordés)
- Vertebrata (vertébrés)
- Gnathostomata
- Osteichthyes
- Sarcopterygii (Sarcoptérygiens)
- Tetrapoda
- Amniota
- Reptilia (Reptiles)
- Diapsida
- Archosauromorpha
- Archosauria
- Dinosauria (dinosaure)
- Saurischia
- Theropoda
- Tetanurae
- Coelurosauria
- Maniraptoriformes
- Maniraptora
- Aves (oiseau)
- Ornithurae
- Neornithes
- Neognathae
- Neoaves
- waterbirds
- Pelecaniformes
- Ardeidae
- Egretta
- Egretta thula (Aigrette neigeuse)
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- 2013 California Academy of Sciences
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- Gerald and Buff Corsi
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