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Purple Heron

Ardea purpurea

Description:

The purple heron is a large bird. However, it is slender for its size, weighing only 0.5 to 1.35 kg (1.1 to 3.0 lb)

Habitat:

By the side of an irrigation canal

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Mel11
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Mel11

Fianarantsoa Province, Madagascar

Spotted on Nov 4, 2012
Submitted on Jul 19, 2020

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