Grey heron
Ardea cinerea
Family Ardeidae. Order Ciconiiformes.
Photo: Syrio / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Description
The grey heron (Ardea cinerea) is a long-legged wading bird of the heron family, Ardeidae, native throughout temperate Europe and Asia, and also parts of Africa.
Traits
- Residency
- migratory
- Diet
- fish, amphibians, rodents
- Game species
- no
♪ Bird call
Recording: Wikimedia Commons
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Photographs
Baldamus, A. C. Eduard; Blasius, J. H.; Naumann, Johann Andreas; Nauma / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Links
Source: {'label': 'Wikipedia', 'href': 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_heron'}