Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) Science Article 3 abstract This report describes the environmental contextand behavior of a single Great Blue Heron that repeatedly used plunging (Kushlan 1973a)as a foraging technique. STEVEN R . MOREY and ALLAN SMITS, Wilson Bull., 99(2), 1987, pp. 293-294 Download article download full text (pdf)
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White-bellied Heron (Ardea insignis)
[order] CICONIIFORMES | [family] Ardeidae | [latin] Ardea insignis | [authority] Hume, 1878 | [UK] White-bellied Heron | [FR] Heron imperial | [DE] Kaiserreiher | [ES] Martinete encapuchado | [NL] Keizerreiger Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Ardea insignis OR e Himalayas Genus Best known of the typical herons are the very large, long-legged and […]
White-necked Heron (Ardea pacifica)
[order] CICONIIFORMES | [family] Ardeidae | [latin] Ardea pacifica | [authority] Latham, 1801 | [UK] White-necked Heron | [FR] Heron a tete blanche | [DE] Weisshals-Reiher | [ES] Garza cuelliblanca | [NL] Withalsreiger Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Ardea pacifica AU Australia, s New Guinea Genus Best known of the typical herons are the […]
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 […]
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
[order] CICONIIFORMES | [family] Ardeidae | [latin] Ardea cinerea | [authority] Linnaeus, 1758 | [UK] Grey Heron | [FR] Heron cendre | [DE] Graureiher | [ES] Garza Real | [NL] Blauwe Reiger 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 […]
Humblots Heron (Ardea humbloti)
[order] CICONIIFORMES | [family] Ardeidae | [latin] Ardea humbloti | [authority] Milne-Edwards and Grandidier, 1885 | [UK] Humblots Heron | [FR] Heron de Humblot | [DE] Madagaskarreiher | [ES] Garza Malgache | [NL] Madagaskarreiger Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Ardea humbloti AF Madagascar Genus Best known of the typical herons are the very large, […]
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
[order] CICONIIFORMES | [family] Ardeidae | [latin] Ardea herodias | [authority] Linnaeus, 1758 | [UK] Great Blue Heron | [FR] Grand Heron | [DE] Kanadareiher | [ES] Garza Azulada | [NL] Amerikaanse Blauwe Reiger Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Best known of the typical herons are the very large, long-legged and long-necked, plain-hued, crested members of […]
Great-billed Heron (Ardea sumatrana)
[order] CICONIIFORMES | [family] Ardeidae | [latin] Ardea sumatrana | [authority] Raffles, 1822 | [UK] Great-billed Heron | [FR] Heron typhon | [DE] Russreiher | [ES] Garza de Sumatra | [NL] Sumatraanse Reiger Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Ardea sumatrana OR, AU Southeast Asia to n Australia Genus Best known of the typical herons […]
Great Egret (ardea alba)
[order] CICONIIFORMES | [family] Ardeidae | [latin] ardea alba | [authority] Linnaeus, 1758 | [UK] Great Egret | [FR] Grande Aigrette | [DE] Silberreiher | [ES] Garza Blanca | [NL] Grote Zilverreiger 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 […]
Goliath Heron (Ardea goliath)
[order] CICONIIFORMES | [family] Ardeidae | [latin] Ardea goliath | [authority] Cretzschmar, 1827 | [UK] Goliath Heron | [FR] Heron goliath | [DE] Goliathreiher | [ES] Garza Goliat | [NL] Reuzenreiger Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Ardea goliath AF widespread Genus Best known of the typical herons are the very large, long-legged and long-necked, […]