Common name
Intermediate Egret
Alternate name
Plumed Egret
Comment
Moderately common around freshwater
Stronghold population
False
Regionally significant/rationale
False
Restricted distribution/rationale
False
Local distribution
Widespread in terrestrial wetlands and grasslands. Rarely in sheltered coastal habitats
Known location
Bundall, Tallebudgera Creek, Pine Ridge CP, Hope Island, Eagleby, South Stradbroke Island, Elanora,
Other locality
Moderately common around streams, lagoons, dams.
General ecology
Streams, lagoons, rivers, dams.
Habitat comment
The more common cattle egret is sometimes misidentified as this species. Some biologists suggest the intermediate egret may have declined from competition from the cattle egret.
