Egretta is a genus of medium-sized herons.
These are typical egrets in shape, long-necked and long-legged. There are few plumage features in common, although several have plumes in breeding plumage; a number of species are either white in all plumages, have a white morph (e.g. Reddish Egret), or have a white juvenile plumage (Little Blue Heron).
These herons feed on insects, fish and amphibians, caught normally by cautious stalking.
