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 Enlarge map
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Walking along the river edge Locality Nam Sang Wai, Yuen Long, Hong Kong
Bob Thompson 19 October 2011 45 weeks ago 42 sec 4.7 -
A closeup from a bird perched. Locality Groote Keten, North Holland Province, Netherlands (ssp cinerea)
Yoel Jimenez 11 June 2011 1 year ago 51 sec 4.6 -
An adult bird eating Mallard ducklings, ignoring the parents and other protesting ducks Locality Slimbridge Wildlife & Wetlands Trust, Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England, Great Britain (ssp cinerea)
Joe Angseesing 10 May 2007 4 years ago 46 sec 4.4 -
Stalking along the river Locality Nam Sang Wai, Yuen Long, Hong Kong
Bob Thompson 15 September 2012 19 weeks ago 34 sec 4.4 -
Bird wading in pond catches and swallows small fish Locality Slimbridge Wildlife & Wetlands Trust, Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England, Great Britain (ssp cinerea)
Desmond Allen 27 March 2008 20 weeks ago 21 sec 4.3 -
Young Herons being fed Locality Vienna, Vienna State, Austria (ssp cinerea)
Andreas Gruber 17 April 2011 2 years ago 41 sec 4.3
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From different angles
Locality Leighton Moss, Lancashire, England, Great Britain
Alan Debenham 20 May 2013 31 min ago ADDED TODAY! 5 -
Carries a Viperine snake just captured.
Locality Girona Province, Catalonia, Spain (ssp cinerea)
Fran Trabalon 6 June 2011 37 weeks ago 4.6 -
Fishing under rain
Locality Yala (Ruhunu) National Park , Sri Lanka (ssp cinerea)
Guy Poisson 12 January 2011 2 years ago 4.5 -
Adult
Locality Tilburg, North Brabant Province, Netherlands
Paul Cools 3 April 2008 29 weeks ago 4.3 -
in flight
Locality Beit She'an Valley, Israel (ssp cinerea)
Lior Kislev 8 December 2010 2 years ago 4.3 -
Nearby resident appears often where River Dargle flows into Bray Harbour
Locality Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland (ssp cinerea)
Brendan Marnell 26 March 2009 2 years ago 4.3
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Calls Locality Antwerp Province, Belgium
(ssp cinerea)
Laurent Demongin 15 April 2010 2 years ago 4.5 -
Calling on the wing Locality Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
(ssp cinerea)
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 April 1983 3 years ago 4 -
Calls from a heronry with nearly fully fledged young. Locality Portree, Isle of Skye, Scotland, Great Britain
(ssp cinerea)
Stuart Fisher 1 August 2002 4 years ago 4 -
Calls of an individual in flight. Locality Chambal Safari Boating Platform, Chambal River, Rajasthan, India
(ssp cinerea)
Josep del Hoyo 27 February 2011 1 year ago 3.5 -
Calls by one bird flying. Locality Nawa Talao Lake, Surendranagar District, Gujarat, India
(ssp cinerea)
Josep del Hoyo 18 February 2011 1 year ago 3 -
A bird calling before taking off (among Common Greenshank call). Locality Wild Ass Sanctuary, Little Rann of Kutch, Kutch District, Gujarat, India
(ssp cinerea)
Josep del Hoyo 17 February 2011 1 year ago 3
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