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Reddish Egret Range Map

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Range Map for Reddish Egret

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Migration

Resident (not migratory) to short-distance migrant. Makes extensive dispersal movements after nesting. Some nesters withdraw southward in winter, including to northern Central America and Hispaniola.

Map data are provided by NatureServe in collaboration with Robert Ridgely, James Zook, The Nature Conservancy - Migratory Bird Program, Conservation International - CABS, World Wildlife Fund - US, and Environment Canada - WILDSPACE.

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