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Grey Heron

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Ciconiiformes
Family:	Ardeidae
Genus:	Ardea
Species:	A. The conservation status of a Species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species remaining extant either in the present day or the near future Least Concern ( LC) is an IUCN category assigned to extant species or lower taxa which have been evaluated but do not qualify for any other category Chordates ( Phylum Chordata) are a group of Animals that includes the Vertebrates together with several closely related Invertebrates Birds ( class Aves) are bipedal endothermic ( Warm-blooded) Vertebrate animals that lay eggs. Traditionally the order Ciconiiformes has included a variety of large long-legged wading birds with large bills Storks Herons Egrets The herons are wading Birds in the Ardeidae family Some are called Egrets or Bitterns instead of herons Ardea is a Genus of Herons Linnaeus named this genus as the Great Herons, referring to the generally large size of these cinerea

Binomial name

Ardea cinerea
Linnaeus, 1758

Light green: summer
Dark green: all year
Blue: winter

The Grey Heron, Ardea cinerea is a wading bird of the heron family Ardeidae, native throughout temperate Europe and Asia and also parts of Africa. Carl Linnaeus (Latinized as Carolus Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as, May 23 new style (13 May old style 1707 who laid the foundations for Birds ( class Aves) are bipedal endothermic ( Warm-blooded) Vertebrate animals that lay eggs. The herons are wading Birds in the Ardeidae family Some are called Egrets or Bitterns instead of herons It is resident in the milder south and west, but many birds retreat in winter from the ice in colder regions. Bird migration refers to the regular seasonal journeys undertaken by many species of Birds Bird movements include those made in response to changes in food availability

Adult at Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India. The Keoladeo National Park or Keoladeo Ghana National Park formerly known as the Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary in Rajasthan, India is a famous Rājasthān ( Devanāgarī: राजस्थान raːdʒəst̪ʰaːn is the largest state of the Republic of India in terms of area India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country

Immature at Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India. The Keoladeo National Park or Keoladeo Ghana National Park formerly known as the Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary in Rajasthan, India is a famous Rājasthān ( Devanāgarī: राजस्थान raːdʒəst̪ʰaːn is the largest state of the Republic of India in terms of area India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country

It is a large bird, standing 90-100 cm tall, with a 175-195 cm wingspan and a weight of 1-2 kg. Its plumage is largely grey above, and off-white below. Feathers are one of the epidermal growths that form the distinctive outer covering or Plumage, on Birds They are considered the most complex integumentary structures Adults have a white head with a broad black supercilium and slender crest, while immatures have a dull grey head. It has a powerful pinkish-yellow bill, which is brighter in breeding adults. It has a slow flight, with its long neck retracted (S-shaped). This is characteristic of herons and bitterns, and distinguishes them from storks, cranes and spoonbills, which extend their necks. Bitterns are a classification of wading birds in the Heron family Ardeidae Storks are large long-legged long-necked wading Birds with long stout bills, belonging to the family Ciconiidae. Cranes are large long-legged and long-necked Birds of the order Gruiformes, and family Gruidae. "Spoonbill" could also mean Northern Shoveler or Paddlefish.

There are four subspecies:

Ardea cinerea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758. In Zoology, as in other branches of Biology, subspecies is the Taxonomic rank immediately subordinate to a Species. Europe, Africa, western Asia.
Ardea cinerea jouyi Clark, 1907. Eastern Asia.
Ardea cinerea firasa Hartert, 1917. Madagascar.
Ardea cinerea monicae Jouanin & Roux, 1963. Islands off Banc d'Arguin, Mauritania.

It is closely related and similar to the American Great Blue Heron, which differs in slightly larger size, and chestnut-brown flanks and thighs. The Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, is a wading Bird in the Heron family Ardeidae, common over most of North and Central The Australian White-faced Heron is often incorrectly called Grey Heron. The White-faced Heron, Egretta novaehollandiae, often known incorrectly as the Grey Heron, is a common Bird throughout most of Australasia

1 Behaviour
2 References
3 External links
4 Gallery
5 External link

Behaviour

In flight with large numbers of them with Great Egrets in the background in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. West Bengal ( Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ Poshchim Bônggo poʃtʃim bɔŋgo is a state in eastern India. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country

This species breeds in colonies in trees close to lakes, the sea-shore or other wetlands, although it will also nest in reed beds. It builds a bulky stick nest.

It feeds in shallow water, catching fish or frogs with its long bill. Fish are aquatic Vertebrate animals that are typically ectothermic (previously Cold-blooded) covered with scales, and equipped with two This article is about the block cipher algorithm For the ultrafast laser pulse measurement technique see Frequency-resolved optical gating. Herons will also take small mammals and birds. Mammals ( class Mammalia) are a class of Vertebrate Animals characterized by the presence of Sweat glands, including sweat glands It will often wait motionless for prey, or slowly stalk its victim.

In the Netherlands, the grey heron has become a very common species in recent decades by moving into urban environments in great numbers. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands There, the herons hunt as they usually would but also make use of food discarded by humans, will visit feeding times in zoos to birds such as penguins and pelicans and some individuals even make use of people feeding them at their homes. Penguins ( order Sphenisciformes, family Spheniscidae) are a group of aquatic, flightless Birds living almost A pelican is a large water Bird with a distinctive pouch under the beak belonging to the Bird family Pelecanidae. All of this behaviour can be seen in the Dutch documentary Schoffies (Hoodlums). Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt in one fashion or another to " Document " reality

The call is a loud croaking "fraaank".

References

BirdLife International (2004). Ardea cinerea. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data List) created in 1963 is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
Handbook of the Birds of the World 1: 405. HBW_-_Taxonomygif|right|frame|(400 × 258 pixels file size38KBMIME typeimage/gif|HBW-Page on Taxonomy]]HBW-accounts_8-082-083_copia Lynx Edicions.

External links

BirdLife Species Factsheet
Grey Heron videos on the Internet Bird Collection
Photographs of breeding Grey Herons in the Black Forest, Germany

Gallery

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