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A dead grey heron found in the Pyrenees is thought to have been killed by an otter. The bird may have been weakened by harsh winter weather causing scarcity of its prey. [35] A study performed by Sitko and Heneberg in the Czech Republic between 1962 and 2013 suggested that Central European grey herons host 29 species of parasitic worms.
The genus name comes from the Latin word ardea meaning "heron". [2] The type species was designated as the grey heron (Ardea cinerea) by George Robert Gray in 1840. [3] Some members of Ardea are clearly very closely related, such as the grey, great blue, and cocoi herons, which form a superspecies.
Herons are long-legged, long-necked, freshwater and coastal birds in the family Ardeidae, with 74 recognised species, some of which are referred to as egrets or bitterns rather than herons. Members of the genus Botaurus are referred to as bitterns, and, together with the zigzag heron , or zigzag bittern, in the monotypic genus Zebrilus , form a ...
The great blue heron was one of the many species originally described by Carl Linnaeus in his 18th-century work, Systema Naturae. [4] The scientific name comes from Latin ardea, and Ancient Greek ἐρῳδιός (erōdios), both meaning "heron".
Common name Binomial name + authority IOC sequence White-crested tiger heron: Tigriornis leucolopha (Jardine, 1846) 1 Rufescent tiger heron: Tigrisoma lineatum (Boddaert, 1783) 2 Bare-throated tiger heron: Tigrisoma mexicanum Swainson, 1834: 3 Fasciated tiger heron: Tigrisoma fasciatum (Such, 1825) 4 Boat-billed heron: Cochlearius cochlearius ...
This is a list of the bird species recorded in the Philippines. The avifauna of the Philippines include a total of 743 species, of which 229 are endemic , five have been introduced by humans. This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the ...
Large wading birds found in most temperate regions but most numerous in tropical and subtropical areas. Most herons roost and nest in large colonies called heronries; others are gregarious only at breeding time; and some are entirely solitary. Black-crowned night-heron. Eastern great egret, Ardea modesta; Grey heron, Ardea cinerea
The Goliath heron is the world's largest species of heron. Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae. The family Ardeidae contains the bitterns, herons, and egrets. Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more wary.