Herons (Ardeidae)
Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea) - HBW 1, p. 407
French: Héron pourpré
German: Purpurreiher
Spanish: Garza Imperial
Taxonomy: Ardea purpurea Linnaeus, 1766, in Oriente; restricted to France.
Birds of Cape Verde Is sometimes considered separate race (bournei), or even distinct species, Cape Verde Heron. Three subspecies normally recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- purpurea Linnaeus, 1766 - W Palearctic, including parts of N Africa, E to Kazakhstan and Iran; Africa S of Sahara, Cape Verde Is.
- madagascariensis Oort, 1910 - Madagascar.
- manilensis Meyen, 1834 - S & E Asia, Indonesia, Philippines.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An adult harpooning a fish and swallowing it. Locality Lingambudhi Lake, Mysore, Mysore District, Karnataka, India (ssp manilensis)
Josep del Hoyo 11 December 2009 3 years ago 56 sec 4.7 -
UNA GARZA IMPERIAL (Ardea purpurea) CAZA Y SE TRAGA A UNA FOCHA (Fulica atra) - A Purple Heron catching and swallowing a Common Locality Southeast Madrid Regional Park, Madrid, Spain
Luis Miguel Ruiz Gordón 1 June 2004 30 weeks ago 1 min 6 sec 4.4 -
juveniles wanna fly Locality Yilan County, Taiwan (ssp manilensis)
Vicky Cheng 23 June 2011 1 year ago 2 min 21 sec 4.3 -
The chicks on the nest Locality Ebro Delta, Tarragona Province, Catalonia, Spain (ssp purpurea)
Pedro Rubio 1994 10 years ago 25 sec 4.3 -
An adult approaching to its pair and trying to copulate. Locality Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, Mandya District, Karnataka, India (ssp manilensis)
Josep del Hoyo 11 December 2009 3 years ago 56 sec 4.2 -
A head detail of a bird waiting to hunt a prey Locality Arrocampo, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain (ssp purpurea)
Javier Ortas 5 May 2008 4 years ago 37 sec 4.1
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An adult shading nestlings from the heat of the mid-day sun.
Locality Lake Baringo, Kenya (ssp purpurea)
Steve Garvie 12 July 2010 2 years ago 4.5 -
in flight
Locality Eilat, Israel (ssp purpurea)
Lior Kislev 7 May 2009 2 years ago 4.5 -
Coming to the nest
Locality Centro Habitat Mediterraneo, Litorale Romano Nature Reserve, Lazio Region, Italy
Marco Valentini 3 April 2013 6 weeks ago 4.4 -
On nest with chicks
Locality Abu Nakhla Ponds, Doha, Qatar (ssp purpurea)
John A Thompson 26 June 2010 2 years ago 4.3 -
1CY in flight.
Locality Girona Province, Catalonia, Spain (ssp purpurea)
Fran Trabalon 24 August 2012 36 weeks ago 4.3 -
Chicks in their nest
Locality Abu Nakhla Ponds, Doha, Qatar (ssp purpurea)
John A Thompson 25 June 2010 2 years ago 4.2
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Calling in heronry Locality Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
(ssp manilensis)
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 October 1983 3 years ago 4 -
Calling while taking off Locality Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
(ssp manilensis)
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 August 2003 3 years ago 4 -
Calling in flight Locality Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
(ssp manilensis)
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 July 1983 2 years ago 3.5 -
Softer calls Locality Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
(ssp manilensis)
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 August 1983 3 years ago 3 -
Different call on the wing Locality Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
(ssp manilensis)
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 March 2003 3 years ago 3
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