Herons (Ardeidae) - HBW 1
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
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 1 year ago 46 sec 4.7 -
A juvenile on a branch, with an Eurasian Buzzard Waimes, Liège Province, Belgium (ssp cinerea)
Jean Hupperetz 29 August 2005 3 years ago 21 sec 4.2 -
A bird standing on ice. Borsbeek, Antwerp Province, Belgium
Jeremiusz Trzaska 10 January 2009 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 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 45 weeks ago 16 sec 4 -
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 -
A bird catching a rat and eating it Castelflorite, Huesca, Aragón, Spain (ssp cinerea)
Jesús Laborda 15 February 2008 1 year ago 45 sec 3.8
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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 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4.3 -
A mature individual begging for food. North Holland, Netherlands
Frank Derriks 24 December 2008 1 year ago 4 -
A bird walking slowly near water Teich Bird Reserve, Gironde, Aquitanie, France
Nicole Bouglouan 14 May 2005 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3.8 -
A bird perched above the water Teich Bird Reserve, Gironde, Aquitanie, France
Nicole Bouglouan 2 October 2004 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3.8 -
Grey Heron is dreaming in a little pond. Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Thomas Voekler 17 July 2008 25 weeks ago 3.8 -
Adult Grey Heron, standing perfectly still. Probably watching for prey. Hyde Park, London, England, UK
Graham Little 12 September 2005 48 weeks ago 3.8
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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 9 weeks ago 3 -
Calls while flying Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 August 2003 9 weeks ago 3
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