Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea) Science Article 1 abstract […]. During the breeding season, the Purple Heron Ardea purpurea is a central place forager and periodically visits the nest with the food necessary for nestling development. The tradeoffs between the costs (mostly energy used in travelling and foraging) and benefits (food) of foraging, should allow the […]
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Fluctuation in population size and colony dynamics in the Purple Heron Ardea purpurea in Mediterranean France
Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea) Science Article 2 abstract The breeding population of Purple Heron Ardea purpurea in Mediterranean France showed a general decline since 1982 with a further reduction in number of breeding pairs in the early 1990s that has been reversed since 1995. In addition to this general decline, the population showed large annual […]
Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea)
[order] CICONIIFORMES | [family] Ardeidae | [latin] Ardea purpurea | [authority] Linnaeus, 1766 | [UK] Purple Heron | [FR] Heron pourpre | [DE] Purpurreiher | [ES] Garza Imperial | [NL] Purperreiger Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Best known of the typical herons are the very large, long-legged and long-necked, plain-hued, crested members of the genus Ardea […]