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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one bird Locality Souss Massa National Park, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco
Juan Sanabria 1 April 2012 42 weeks ago 30 sec 4 -
Young bird doing the last fishing of the day at dusk Locality Aranjuez, Madrid, Spain (ssp purpurea)
Juan Sanabria 30 August 2010 2 years ago 45 sec 4 -
there were 5 purple herons in the same area Locality Yilan County, Taiwan (ssp manilensis)
Vicky Cheng 13 November 2010 2 years ago 1 min 22 sec 4 -
a juvenile hunting Locality Burgenland State, Austria (ssp purpurea)
Andreas Gruber 22 August 2010 2 years ago 1 min 34 sec 4 -
An adult fishing a small prey. Locality Tissamaharama, Southern Province, Sri Lanka (ssp manilensis)
Eldert Groenewoud 28 October 2008 4 years ago 35 sec 4 -
A close-up of an adult Locality Nusa Dua, Bali (Indonesia) (ssp manilensis)
Philip Griffin 4 September 2005 7 years ago 24 sec 4
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Precarious balance
Locality Centro Habitat Mediterraneo, Litorale Romano Nature Reserve, Lazio Region, Italy
Marco Valentini 7 April 2013 6 weeks ago 4.2 -
A juvenile in flight.
Locality Abu Nakhla Ponds, Doha, Qatar (ssp purpurea)
John A Thompson 13 September 2008 2 years ago 4.2 -
Reflection
Locality Abu Nakhla Ponds, Doha, Qatar (ssp purpurea)
John A Thompson 27 May 2009 2 years ago 4.2 -
Purple Heron flying 3
Locality Palude Brabbia Nature Reserve, Varese, Lombardy Region, Italy (ssp purpurea)
Cristiano Crolle 10 July 2011 1 year ago 4.1 -
Wings set for landing
Locality Abu Nakhla Ponds, Doha, Qatar (ssp purpurea)
John A Thompson 2 June 2010 2 years ago 4.1 -
A bird standing in the reeds...
Locality Mangalajodi, Orissa, India
Soumyadeep Chatterjee 97 29 December 2012 16 weeks ago 4
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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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