Ardea herodias
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Description: Taxonomy, description and photographs of the great blue heron, its habitat and distribution, life history, community ecology and special status.
. Photo courtesy of D. Elliot. Great blue heron resting in a dead mangrove tree. Photo courtesy of C. Sewell, used with permission. is a tall, long-necked wading bird of the Order Ciconiiformes (herons and storks), and is the largest of the North American herons. The sexes are similar in this species, with overall body color a dull blue-gray. It has a thick yellow bill, black shoulders, and legs that generally match the body color. A major identifying trait is the white face that has a black streak extending from behind the eye to the back of the head.
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Date | activated: 19-Jun-1992 last updated: 29-May-2013 expires: 31-Jul-2014 |