Purple Heron Ardea purpurea [Linnaeus, 1766] |
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Page updated:16-January-2013 |
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Order:
Ciconiiformes
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Family: Ardeidae |
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BTO Codes:
UR, PURHE
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EURING No: 1240 | |
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Number in Britain:
20 records/year
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Passage Visitor
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Subspecies:
purpurea recorded in Britain (of 3 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
84 cm
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Wingspan: 135 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 870 g
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Scientific name from:
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L.: ardea=a heron and Gr.: porphoreos=purple |
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World Distribution:
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local in s&ec Europe, c&s Asia to Malaysia and Africa |
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Habitat:
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Lakes, marshes, rivers, flooded fields |
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Diet:
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Mostly fish and insects, but wide variety, mostly feeds at dusk/dawn |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
Middlesex, 1722
(Palmer. P 2000. First for Britain & Ireland, Arlequin Press. [502.74 PAL])
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Other Names |
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| Gaelic: | Welsh: Crëyr Porffor |
| Danish: Purpurhejre | Dutch: Purpurreiger |
| Finnish: Ruskohaikara | French: Héron pourpré |
| German: Purpurreiher | Hungarian: Vörös gém |
| Icelandic: Rauðhegri | Irish: Corr Chorcra |
| Italian: Airone rosso | Norwegian: Purpurhegre |
| Polish: Czapla purpurowa | Portuguese: Garça-vermelha |
| Spanish: Garza imperial | Swedish: Purpurhäger |
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For More Information... |
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Books and Monographs:
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| Voisin, C. 1991 The herons of Europe Poyser, London [598.461 VOI] | |
| Kushlan, J.A. & Hancock, J. 2005 The Herons Oxford University Press [598.461 KUS] | |
| See Also: | |
Find scientific papers on  Google Scholar
or  Scirus by clicking the icon
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| Wikipedia entry | |
| BirdLife species page | |
| Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides | |
| All About Birds (from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology) | |
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