The purple heron, scientific name Ardea purpurea is a wide-ranging species of wading bird within the heron family, Ardeidae. The scientific title comes from Latin ardea "heron", and purpureus,...
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Purple Heron – Profile | Facts | Call | Habitat | Range | Diet
Grey Heron – Profile | Facts | Juvenile | Habitat | Communication
The gray heron, egret gray, grey stork, or gray heron bird, scientific name Ardea cinerea is a long-legged predatory wading bird of the heron family, Ardeidae, native all through temperate Europe...
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Great Blue Heron – Facts | Nest | Habitat | Flying | Wingspan
The great blue heron, scientific name Ardea herodias is a big wading fowl within the heron household Ardeidae, widespread close to the shores of open water and in wetlands over most of North...
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