雪鹭（学名： Egretta thula）是美洲的一种中型白鹭，与旧大陆的白鹭非常相似，而巴哈马已经是白鹭的分布区之一。

成年雪鹭长56－66厘米，重375克，翼展达100厘米，全身羽毛均为白色。喙细长，黑色，腿修长，黑色，脚换色。眼前喙的上部为黄色，但是在繁殖期会变成红色，而成鸟的背部长出向后弯曲的羽毛，看起来很蓬乱。幼鸟与成鸟外表相似，但是喙的基部颜色较浅，腿背侧有一条绿色或黄色的流线。生性活泼。

The snowy egret (Egretta thula) is a small white heron. It is the American counterpart to the very similar Old World little egret, which has established a foothold in the Bahamas. At one time, the beautiful plumes of the snowy egret were in great demand by market hunters as decorations for women's hats. This reduced the population of the species to dangerously low levels. Now protected in the United States by law, under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, this bird's population has rebounded.