little egret (Egretta garzetta garzetta) English: « Ardea orientalis » = Egretta garzetta garzetta (Subspecies of Little Egret)
Français: « Ardea orientalis » = Egretta garzetta garzetta (Sous-espèce de Aigrette garzette)
Date between 1830 and 1832
Source Illustrations of Indian Zoology - volume 1
Author Thomas Hardwicke (1755–1835)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Egretta_garzetta_garzetta_Hardwicke.jpg
The little egret (Egretta garzetta) is a species of small heron in the family Ardeidae. The breeding distribution of Egretta garzetta is in wetlands in warm temperate to tropical parts of Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia.