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Tricolored heron

Egretta tricolor

Description:

Adults have a blue-grey head, neck, back and upperwings, with a white line along the neck. The belly is white. In breeding plumage, they have long blue filamentous plumes on the head and neck, and buff ones on the back.

Habitat:

Mangrove swamp

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2 Comments

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

A belated thanks, drP!

drP
drP 11 years ago

What a lovely bird.

Maria dB
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Maria dB

Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Spotted on Dec 19, 2012
Submitted on Mar 14, 2013

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