Ardea herodias
Ardea herodias is a tall, long-necked wading bird of the Order Ciconiiformes (herons and storks), and is the largest of the North American herons.
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All About Birds: Great Blue Heron
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias). In The Birds of North America, No. 25 (A. Poole, P. Stettenheim, and F. Gill, eds.). The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, and …
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Great Blue Heron – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, is a wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae, common over most of North and Central America as well as the West Indies and the Galápagos Islands, except for the far north and deserts and high mountains where there is no water for it to feed in.
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Great Blue Heron
A presentation of bird photographs, songs, identification tips, distribution maps … Great blue heron Ardea herodias
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ADW: Ardea herodias: Information
Birds living further north tend to have more eggs. Both parents incubate the eggs … One interesting subspecies is the great white heron (Ardea herodias occidentalis), with mostly …
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Great blue heron Info
Ardea herodias (Great Blue Heron) … A lean, tall gray-blue bird. Back and wings are blue-gray, underparts whitish.
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Comprehensive Report Species – Ardea herodias
… North American birds. Seventh edition. American Ornithologists’ Union, Washington, DC. 829 pp. Concept Reference Code: B98AOU01NAUS Name Used in Concept Reference: Ardea herodias
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ITIS Standard Report Page: Ardea herodias
… 99362-0999 : Reference for: Ardea herodias : Expert: Richard C. Banks : Notes: Chief, Bird Section, U.S.G.S. – B.R.D. – P.W.R.C. Reference for: Ardea herodias
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CalPhotos: Ardea herodias herodias
Number of matches: 4 Query: SELECT * FROM img WHERE ready=1 and taxon = "Ardea herodias herodias" and lifeform = "Bird" ORDER BY taxon. Click on the thumbnail to see an enlargement
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Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
Read about the habitat and feeding habits of this bird. Includes a photo and sound file.
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