Herons (Ardeidae)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) - HBW 1, p. 405
French: Héron cendré
German: Graureiher
Spanish: Garza Real
Taxonomy: Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758, Europe; restricted to Sweden.
Forms superspecies with A. herodias and A. cocoi. Four subspecies generally recognized. Race monicae recently considered separate species by some authors.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 - most of Palearctic, thinly through Africa, India and Sri Lanka.
- jouyi Clark, 1907 - Japan to N Burma and S to Java.
- firasa Hartert, 1917 - Madagascar.
- monicae Jouanin & Roux, 1963 - islands off Banc d'Arguin, Mauritania.
- Least Concern
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An adult bird eating Mallard ducklings, ignoring the parents and other protesting ducks Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England, UK (ssp cinerea)
Joe Angseesing 10 May 2007 2 years ago 46 sec 4.7 -
A bird standing and a close-up London Wetland Centre, London, England, UK (ssp cinerea)
Josep del Hoyo 5 November 2005 4 years ago 18 sec 4.5 -
A bird standing on ice. Borsbeek, Antwerp Province, Belgium
Jeremiusz Trzaska 10 January 2009 19 weeks ago 21 sec 4 -
A bird perched in a dead tree, checking the sky for raptors. Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India (ssp cinerea)
Pieter de Groot Bo... 1 February 2008 1 year ago 16 sec 3.8 -
A bird catching a rat and eating it Castelflorite, Huesca, Aragón, Spain (ssp cinerea)
Jesús Laborda 15 February 2008 2 years ago 45 sec 3.8 -
A bird preening on a branch. Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Singapore (ssp jouyi)
Josep del Hoyo 1 November 2009 4 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 49 sec 3.8
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Portrait of an immature. Barcelona Zoo, Barcelona, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain (ssp cinerea)
gemma aznar 5 June 2010 6 weeks ago 4 -
An adult perched on a branch. Barcelona Zoo, Barcelona, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain (ssp cinerea)
gemma aznar 5 June 2010 6 weeks ago 4 -
Portrait of an adult. Barcelona Zoo, Barcelona, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain (ssp cinerea)
gemma aznar 29 March 2010 11 weeks ago 4 -
The Grey Heron caught a large Mangrove Water Snake, the bird was finally able to eat it alive but not before the snake had made Nam Sang Wai, Yuen Long, Hong Kong
Bob Thompson 4 March 2010 20 weeks ago 4 -
The heron fixes its gaze on its prey Berlin, Germany
Susanne Rintelen 16 April 2010 14 weeks ago 3.9 -
Resting on a roof Lower Saxony, Germany
Susanne Rintelen 3 December 2009 33 weeks ago 3.9
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Calls Antwerp Province, Belgium
(ssp cinerea)
Laurent Demongin 15 April 2010 6 weeks ago 4 -
Calling on the wing Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 April 1983 11 weeks ago 4 -
Calls from a heronry with nearly fully fledged young. Portree, Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK
(ssp cinerea)
Stuart Fisher 1 August 2002 1 year ago 4 -
Calls during flight Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 August 2003 28 weeks ago 3 -
Calls while flying Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 August 2003 28 weeks ago 3
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