| “ | The bravest is the honey badger, hippo the strongest, cheetah the fastest, and the egret – egrets have sort of binocular vision which gives them depth perception which most birds who have eyes on either side of their head don’t, so Ono our egret is the keenest of sight. | ” |
Egrets are a type of bird that appear in The Lion Guard. They live in the Pride Lands.
Appearance
In the Real World
Egrets have buff or white feathers. They develop buff or golden plumes during breeding season. Their necks are relatively short, and their bodies are somewhat hunched.
In The Lion Guard
Egrets have milky white feathers with plumed heads. Their plume is usually cream or buff in color, as are their wing tips and a ring around their necks. They have long, thin, black-striped legs and orange beaks. Their eyelids are pale lavender.
Information
Egrets eat insects, spiders, frogs, and worms. Female egrets lay between one and five eggs. Their wingspan is usually around 35–38".
History
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
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The flock scatters
When Kion and Bunga are running through the Pride Lands, they charge through a flock of egrets. A young egret named Ono spots the two playing friends and calls out a warning to his flock, who immediately take wing.
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An egret stands on a gazelle's neck
During the song Tonight We Strike, an egret is shown twice, once huddled up with a group of animals and once perched on the back of a gazelle.
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Ono is triumphant after defeating Mzingo
Later, Ono is seen targeting an insect to eat. Just as he dives, Bunga leaps out of the grass and greets him loudly. Kion invites Ono to join the Lion Guard due to his exceptional eyesight, and Ono accepts. Ono later battles Mzingo and helps drive off Janja's Clan.
The Lion Guard
A flock of egrets is seen in the opening title. Ono the egret, the Lion Guard's keenest of sight, appears in all of The Lion Guard episodes.
Bunga the Wise
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An egret waits in line during Bunga the Wise
An egret appears waiting in line to ask Bunga for advice during the song Bunga the Wise.
Fuli's New Family
Ono invites Fuli the cheetah to hunt with the egrets. He explains to her that the egrets eat the bugs that the elephants kick up when they step.
Egrets appear during the episode Follow That Hippo!
Follow That Hippo!
A flock of egrets is shown flying during the song Hero Inside.
The Call of the Drongo
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Four flying egrets
As Kion looks over the Pride Lands, a flock of egrets is shown flying overhead.