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Purple heron

Ardea purpurea

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Purple heron
Ardea purpurea Purple heron


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Thank you Geoffrey for the Id suggestion, and thank you Daniele for the Id suggestion and confirmation. I find this heron is slightly different in color. Is it an immature one?

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 9 years ago

@geoffrey.owers, welcome to Project Noah! The tricolored heron is an American species, and is not found in India. Please always provide a reference with ID suggestions, and a full scientific binomial name (genus, and species if known). Welcome again!

Kerala, India

Spotted on Jul 26, 2014
Submitted on Jul 26, 2014

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