Herons (Ardeidae)
Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor) - HBW 1, p. 410
French: Aigrette tricolore
German: Dreifarbenreiher
Spanish: Garceta Tricolor
Other common names: Louisiana Heron
Taxonomy: Ardea tricolor P. L. S. Müller, 1776, Cayenne.
Sometimes placed in genus Hydranassa. Birds of W Mexico often placed in separate race occidentalis. Two subspecies normally recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- ruficollis Gosse, 1847 - S & E USA to C America, W Indies, Colombia and NW Venezuela.
- tricolor (P. L. S. Müller, 1776) - NE Venezuela and Trinidad to NE Brazil; Ecuador and extreme N Peru.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A lateral view of an adult perched on a Myoporum tree looking around. Locality Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (ssp ruficollis)
Don DesJardin 20 May 2009 2 years ago 1 min 4.4 -
Tricolored Heron feeding and roosting along the shoreline Locality Caye Caulker, Belize (ssp ruficollis)
Wayne Hall 2 March 2009 2 years ago 1 min 21 sec 4.3 -
Two nearly grown chicks in a tree in a small breeding colony. Locality Rio Lagartos, Yucatán State, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico (Southern) (ssp ruficollis)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 26 July 2005 4 years ago 11 sec 3.9 -
An adult next to a pond in a holiday resort, rubbing its head on its chest Locality Cayo Guillermo, Cuba (ssp ruficollis)
Josep del Hoyo 7 August 2004 6 years ago 27 sec 3.9 -
A bird standing in a marsh, opening its beak Locality Zapata Peninsula, Matanzas Province, Cuba (ssp ruficollis)
Josep del Hoyo 1 August 2004 6 years ago 31 sec 3.8 -
A bird jumping to the water to catch a prey and returning outside Locality Orange Blossom Dr, Naples, Collier County, Florida, USA (United States) (ssp ruficollis)
Sharyn Staggers 31 March 2007 4 years ago 23 sec 3.7
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This spectacular bird "walks" on water to catch is prey (small fish...).
Locality Everglades National Park, Florida, USA (United States) (ssp ruficollis)
Michel Lamarche 28 December 2008 1 year ago 4.6 -
This Heron was gathering fish as he walked along!
Locality Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo State, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico (Southern)
Stan Mansfield 27 December 2011 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4.4 -
![Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor), Costa Rica [ © Boris Nikolov, www.fotobiota.com ]](http://ibc.lynxeds.com/files/imagecache/thumb/pictures/Egretta_tricolor_www_fotobiota_com.jpg "Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor), Costa Rica [ © Boris Nikolov, www.fotobiota.com ]")
Adult bird swallowing a small fish.
Locality Las Baulas National Marine Park, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica (ssp ruficollis)
Boris Nikolov 7 March 2010 19 weeks ago 4.3 -
An adult bird landing on the sand.
Locality Puerto Pizarro, Tumbes Department, Peru (ssp tricolor)
Joe Tobias 26 December 2007 6 weeks ago 4.3 -
Adult in breeding plumage
Locality St. Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida, USA (United States) (ssp ruficollis)
Ian Barker 4 May 2011 36 weeks ago 4.3 -
bird in flight after feeding on fish at lake
Locality Orlando, Orange County, Florida, USA (United States) (ssp ruficollis)
Stephen Romany 15 July 2010 40 weeks ago 4
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