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Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Ardea alba Linnaeus 1758
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from IOC World Bird List
Ardea alba
Species recognized by Eswatini Species List, Jordan Species List, Egypt Species List, wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia NL, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia CZ, wikipedia FI, wikipedia NO, wikipedia UK, wikipedia CA, Hone et al 2013 avian data, wikipedia SV, wikipedia TR, Afghanistan Species List, Albania Species List, Andorra Species List, Angola Species List, Armenia Species List, Austria Species List, Azerbaijan Species List, Antigua and Barbuda Species List, Bangladesh Species List, Barbados Species List, Belarus Species List, Australia Species List, Belize Species List, Benin Species List, Bermuda Species List, Bhutan Species List, Belgium Species List, Bolivia Species List, Bonaire Saint Eustatius and Saba Species List, Bosnia and Herzegovina Species List, Botswana Species List, Brazil Species List, Brunei Species List, Bulgaria Species List, Burkina Faso Species List, Burundi Species List, Cambodia Species List, Cameroon Species List, 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Casmerodius albus (Linnaeus 1758)

Alternative Names

Ardea alba Linnaeus 1758
Synonym according to Bibliotheca Alexandrina LifeDesk
Camerodius albus
Synonym according to NCBI
Casmerodius albus
Synonym according to NCBI
Egretta alba
Synonym according to NCBI
Egretta alba (Linnaeus 1758)
Synonym according to Bibliotheca Alexandrina LifeDesk
Egretta albus
Synonym according to NCBI
Casmerodius albus
Synonym according to CITES
Casmerodius albus (Linnaeus 1758)
Casmerodius albus (Linnaeus 1758)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Egretta alba
Synonym according to CITES
Egretta alba (Linnaeus 1758)
Egretta alba (Linnaeus 1758)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Common Names

English

Great White Egret
Great White Heron
great egret
Recognized by Animal Diversity Web
Great egret
Recognized by AnAge
Western great egret
Recognized by Flickr BHL

Afrikaans

Grootwitreier preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Albanian

Çapka e madhe e bardhë preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arabic

بلشون أبيض كبير
البلشون الأبيض الكبير preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Armenian

Տառեղ մեծ սպիտակ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Assamese

বৰ বগ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azerbaijani

İri ağ vağ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bashkir

Ҙур аҡ селән preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Basque

Agró blanc preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Belarusian

Чапля вялікая белая preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bengali

বড় বক preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Breton

Herlegon bras preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

Голяма бяла чапла preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Burmese

ငန်းဗျိုင်း preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

agró blanc preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

大白鹭 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chuvash

Пысӑк шурӑ чарлан preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Croatian

Velika bijela čaplja preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
velika bijela čaplja
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

volavka bílá preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Danish

Sølvhejre preferred
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names

Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian

Lagnaa preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

Grote Zilverreiger preferred
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names

Esperanto

Granda egretardeo preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Estonian

Hõbehaigur preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Faroese

Silvurhegri preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

Jalohaikara
Recognized by CITES
jalohaikara preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

French

Grande Aigrette preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Galician

Garza branca preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Georgian

დიდი ოყარი preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
თეთრი ყანჩა
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Silberreiher preferred

Greek, Modern (1453-)

Αργυροτσικνιάς preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Guarani

Guyratî preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Haitian; Haitian Creole

Gwo krabye blanch preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hausa

Farin zalbe preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

אנפה לבנה preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hindi

Chennarai preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

Nagy kócsag preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Icelandic

Mjallhegri preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Indonesian

Cangak besar preferred
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Irish

Éigrit Mhór preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Éigrit mhór
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Italian

Airone bianco maggiore preferred
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names
Airone bianco
Recognized by CITES

Japanese

ダイサギ preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020 and Wikidata Common Names

Kabardian Circassian

Псыхэуэхужь preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kapampangan

Tagak preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kazakh

Ülken aqqutan preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Үлкен аққұтан preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
ۇلكەن اققۇتان preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Korean

대백로 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kurdish

Şaqaviyê spî yê mezin preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Latvian

Lielais baltais gārnis preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
baltais gārnis
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
lielais baltais gārnis
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lithuanian

Didysis baltasis garnys preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
didysis baltasis garnys
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Livvi

Jalohaigari preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lower Sorbian

Slobrowita šytawa preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Luxembourgish; Letzeburgesch

Grousse wäisse Reeër preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Macedonian

Голема бела чапја preferred
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Malagasy

domoina preferred
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Malay

Burung Bangau Besar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malayalam

പെരുമുണ്ടി preferred
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Maltese

Russett Abjad preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Manx

Coar-vane vooar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Maori

Kōtuku preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Mongolian

Цасч дэглий preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Navajo; Navaho

Toohjįʼ ndiigaiitsoh preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Nepali

ठूलो सेतोबकुल्ला preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Northern Sami

Jievjaháigir preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

Egretthegre preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
egretthegre preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

حواصیل سفید بزرگ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

czapla biała preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Portuguese

Garça-branca-grande preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
garça-branca
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Quechua

Hatun waqar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan

egretă mare preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Romansh

Irun alv preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

Большая белая цапля preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Rusyn

Біла чапля preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Scottish Gaelic

Corra-bhàn preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Serbian

Велика бела чапља preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Shambala

Velika bijela čaplja preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Shona

Svorechena preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Slovak

beluša veľká preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sotho, Southern

Leholosiane preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

Garza, garza real
Recognized by INBio
Garceta grande preferred
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names
Garcilla grande
Recognized by CITES
Garza blanca real
Recognized by CITES
Garzetta grande
Recognized by CITES
Garza blanca
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Velika bela čaplja preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
velika bela čaplja
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swahili

Msuka preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swedish

ägretthäger preferred
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names

Tamil

பெரிய கொக்கு preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tatar

Aq balıq çil preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Thai

นกยางโทนใหญ่ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Turkish

Büyük ak balıkçıl preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

Велика біла чапля preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
чепура велика

Unspecified

garsa blanku grandi preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Ак коонгук preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Тулен
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Upper Sorbian

Běła čapla preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vietnamese

Cò ngàng lớn preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Welsh

Crёyr Mawr Gwyn preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Western Frisian

Grutte Wite Reager preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Wu

大白鹭 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zulu

iLanda preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

بلشون ابيض كبير preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ku Arab

شاقاڤیێ سپی یێ مەزن preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ku Latn

Şaqaviyê spî yê mezin preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pap

Garsa blanku grandi preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pms

Egretta alba preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pt Br

Garça-branca-grande preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Yue

大白鷺 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Cn

大白鹭 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hans

大白鹭 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hant

大白鷺 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hk

大白鷺 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

大白鷺 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Ardea alba Linnaeus 1758

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Aves
Pelecaniformes
Ardeidae