eastern great egret, white heron (Ardea alba modesta)

Ardea alba modesta is a species in the Ardea genus. It is commonly known as eastern great egret, white heron This name is unplaced name for the species in the family Ardeidae subfamily Ardeinae, . This species is found in Australia, Bangladesh, China, Nepal, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Myanmar, New Zealand (in the Waitangiroto Nature Reserve), Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines (Zamboanga), Russia (north-eastern), Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Taiwan.