Slaty Egret

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Slaty Egret
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Ciconiiformes
Family: Ardeidae
Genus: Egretta
Species: E. vinaceigula
Binomial name
Egretta vinaceigula
(Sharpe, 1895)

The Slaty Egret, Egretta vinaceigula, is a small, dark egret. It breeds in Zambia, Botswana, Namibia and Mozambique.

It is classified as Vulnerable, the biggest threat being habitat loss.

The Slaty Egret is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies.

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