h Pacific Reef Egret at Maratua by PHILLIPPS, Honor - Borneo Bird Images

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Pacific Reef Egret

Latin Name : Egretta sacra

Site Name : Maratua

Photographer : PHILLIPPS, Honor

Date : 2010-08-03

Notes : This dark morph Reef Egret on Pulau Sangkalaki was later joined by a white morph egret and they later flew off together. Collecting records and observations show that on coral islands both dark and white morphs appear to be equally common whereas along the Sabah coastline dark morphs predominate by at least 5:1.