Menu
close

Dimorphic Egret/Garzetta

CHANGE BG
Zoology

Dimorphic Egret/Garzetta

Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus, C 1766)

Nomenclature adopted by the Novara  scientists

Ardea candidissima Gmel.

From the Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara [...] Zoologischer Theil, 1. Band: Wirbelthiere, A. Pelzeln, "Vögel":
"The iris of a female shot by B. Wüllerstorf was light orange-yellow. Length 22", wingspan 29"" (p. 118).

References

Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde: in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil, 1. Band: Wirbelthiere, Wien, Aus der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, 1869, A. Pelzeln, "Vögel", p. 118.

C. Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, Holmiae [Stockholm], Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii, 1766-1768, ed. 12, 3 vols., vol. I, pt. 1, p. 237.

Links

https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?avibaseid=F2858F9F

Details

State of
preservation 

Good

Collection
date

April - May 1859

Collection 
place

Probably Valparaiso, Chile

Owner

Civico Museo di Storia Naturale di Trieste

Inventory Number

A3073

Dimension
(cm)

26x42x22 cm

IUCN index

Lower risk

State of
preservation 

Anoniem  

Date of withdrawal

Rio de Janeiro, Brasile

Place of collection

Lithograph

Owner

Nationaal Archief

Inventory Number

VELH30

Dimension

62 x 91 x 91 cm

A Historical Geodatabase of European Global Navigation (1500-1900)

© 2026 Global Sea Routes - All Rights Reserved

Attributions - NonCommercials - NoDerivatives (CC BY - NC - ND)
chevron-down