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Tricolored Heron

Egretta tricolor

Description:

A medium-sized, slender heron of the southeastern United States, the Tricolored Heron was formerly known as the Louisiana Heron.

3 Comments

AshleyT
AshleyT 9 years ago

No problem! Overall, they are pretty similar, just have small differences :) I think tricoloreds are much prettier though, they are my favorite heron!

Ajwerko
Ajwerko 9 years ago

Thank you Ashley T. I struggled with the ID, I appreciate the clarification.

AshleyT
AshleyT 9 years ago

Little blue heron has a thicker, grayer bill with a black tip, and lack the yellow on the face :)

Ajwerko
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Ajwerko

Port Aransas, Texas, USA

Spotted on Mar 10, 2015
Submitted on Mar 31, 2015

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