Great Egret (Ardea alba) wildspecies.ca

May Be At Risk

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Birds

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Common Names

English common name:

Great Egret

French common name:

Grande Aigrette

Year	English common name	French common name
2000	Great Egret	Grande Aigrette
2005	Great Egret	Grande Aigrette
2010	Great Egret	Grande Aigrette
2015	Great Egret	Grande Aigrette
2020	Great Egret	Grande Aigrette

Scientific Names

Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Subkingdom

BILATERIA

Infrakingdom

DEUTEROSTOMIA

Phylum

Chordata

Subphylum

Vertebrata

Infraphylum

Gnathostomata

Superclass

Tetrapoda

Class

Reptilia

Subclass

Aves

Infraclass

Neognathae

Superorder

Neoaves

Year	Scientific name	Family	Order
2000	Ardea alba	Ardeidae	Ciconiiformes
2005	Ardea alba	Ardeidae	Ciconiiformes
2010	Ardea alba	Ardeidae	Ciconiiformes
2015	Ardea alba	Ardeidae	Ciconiiformes
2020	Ardea alba	Ardeidae	Pelecaniformes

Priority Score

This species is not designated as may be at risk

Trends in rounded national ranks

Year	Rounded National Rank	Description of the change	Reason for change
2000	Imperiled
2005	Vulnerable	Reduced level of risk.	Procedural change.
2010	Vulnerable
2015	Vulnerable
2020	Vulnerable

Original Ranks:

Canada
2000	May Be At Risk - 2
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Vulnerable - N3B,N3M
2020	Vulnerable - N3B

Yukon
2000	Not Present
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Northwest Territories
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Nunavut
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

British Columbia
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Alberta
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Saskatchewan
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Manitoba
2000	May Be At Risk - 2
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Imperiled - S2S3B,S2S3M
2020	Vulnerable - S3B

Ontario
2000	May Be At Risk - 2
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Imperiled - S2B,SNRM
2020	Imperiled - S2B,S3M

Quebec
2000	Sensitive - 3
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Vulnerable - S3B,S3M
2020	Vulnerable - S3B

New Brunswick
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Nova Scotia
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Prince Edward Island
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Newfoundland and Labrador
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015
2020

Labrador
2000
2005
2010
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Newfoundland
2000
2005
2010
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Pacific Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Western Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Eastern Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Atlantic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present