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Casmerodius albus
Great Egret
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Casmerodius albus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
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Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Pelecaniformes, Family Ardeidae, Genus Ardea, Species Casmerodius albus


Seasonality Tags:
Resident


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:
NatureServe State Rank:
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 5 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore	Assateague Island National Seashore
Big Hole National Battlefield	Big Thicket National Preserve
Blue Ridge Parkway	Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve
First State National Historical Park	Gettysburg National Military Park
Gulf Islands National Seashore	Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site	John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
Lassen Volcanic National Park	Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site	Morristown National Historical Park
Natchez Trace Parkway	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Redwood National Park	Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
Whitman Mission National Historic Site


Last Modified Date:	2/23/2004

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 1/13/2026 3:51:36 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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