Purple Heron - Ardea purpurea

Héron pourpré

Purple Heronadult, identification

  • identification
  • adult
  • Garza imperial
  • garça-vermelha
  • Purpurreiher
  • Ardea purpurea
  • Pelecaniformes

The species

Classification

Order  : Pélécaniformes
Family : Ardeidae
Species : Purple Heron

Geographic range by countries


specie's pictures

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all the pictures

The picture

O.Net ref. : yvth23686
Author :
Natur'ailes
Plumage : adult

Shooting

date : 2006
Country : France (fr)
Region : Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Place : Dombes Dombes
Lat. : 46° 0' 0'' North
Lng. : 5° 2' 59'' East