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Egret Eastern great
(Casmerodius modestus)
The body
length is about 90
cm, the wingspan
is more than 1 m.
The plumage
is loose, pure
white in color.
In the breeding
plumage, long and loose feathers (egretki) stand out on the back, noticeably protruding beyond
the tail edge. On the underside of the neck and goiter, there are much less long and loose
feathers that form a «mane». There are no elongated feathers on the head. Characterized by
seasonal changes in the color of the beak and bare skin on the «frenum» and around the eyes.
Food items — fish, amphibians, molluscs, aquatic insects.
In the Sakhalin region, it is found in the Nevelskoye, Kholmsky, Uglegorsky, Tomarinsky,
Korsakovsky, Anivsky, Yuzhno-Kurilsky and Kuril districts. Southern egrets nestin South,
Southeast and East Asia, Australia, New Zealand. The nesting areas closest to the Sakhalin
region are on the island Honshu (Japan) and on the lake Khanka (Primorsky Territory).
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