Ardea herodias herodias

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Interesting Facts

Common Names

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Description

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 1,623 meters (0 to 5,325 feet).[1]

Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: June 24, 1996.

Similar Species

Members of the genus Ardea

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 24 species and subspecies in this genus:

A. alba (Great White Egret) · A. alba alba (Great White Egret) · A. cinerea (European Blue Heron) · A. cinerea cinerea (European Blue Heron) · A. cocoi (White-Necked Heron) · A. goliath (Goliath Heron) · A. herodias (Northwestern Coast Heron) · A. herodias fannini (Great Blue Heron) · A. herodias herodias (Great Blue Heron) · A. herodias hyperonca (Great Blue Heron) · A. herodias occidentalis (Great White Heron) · A. herodias sanctilucae (Great Blue Heron) · A. herodias treganzai (Great Blue Heron) · A. herodias wardi (Great Blue Heron) · A. humbloti (Madagascar Heron) · A. imperialis (White-Bellied Heron) · A. insignis (White-Bellied Heron) · A. melanocephala (Black-Headed Heron) · A. novaehollandiae (White-Faced Heron) · A. pacifica (White-Necked Heron) · A. picata (Pied Heron) · A. purpurea (Purple Heron) · A. sumatrana (Great-Billed Heron) · A. sumatrana sumatrana (Great-Billed Heron)

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Notes

Contributors

• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 9, 2012.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 18, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 4 providers.
• Peterson, Alan P. Zoological Nomenclature Resource. Accessed June 19, 2009.

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2475160
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-174774
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13903598
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 174774
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: ABNGA04012
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 178005

Footnotes

1. Mean = 214.230 meters (702.854 feet), Standard Deviation = 228.170 based on 145 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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