Purple Heron

Ardea purpurea - Héron pourpré

Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Pelecaniformes

  • Family
    :

    Ardéidés

  • Genus
    :

    Ardea

  • Species
    :

    purpurea

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1766

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 90 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 120 à 150 cm.
  • Weight
    : 600 à 1400 g
Longevity

25 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Héron pourpré
adult plum. breeding
Héron pourpré
immature

Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea) is a species of bird in the Ardeidae family.

Subspecific information 4 subspecies

  • Ardea purpurea purpurea (s and c Europe to c Asia and the Middle east, Africa south of the Sahara)
  • Ardea purpurea bournei (Cape Verde Is.)
  • Ardea purpurea madagascariensis (Madagascar)
  • Ardea purpurea manilensis (s and e Asia to the Philippines and Indonesia)

Foreign names

  • Héron pourpré,
  • Garza imperial,
  • garça-vermelha,
  • Purpurreiher,
  • vörös gém,
  • Purperreiger,
  • Airone rosso,
  • purpurhäger,
  • Purpurhegre,
  • volavka purpurová,
  • volavka červená,
  • Purpurhejre,
  • ruskohaikara,
  • Rooireier,
  • agró roig,
  • Rauðhegri,
  • czapla purpurowa,
  • rudais gārnis,
  • rjava čaplja,
  • Рыжая цапля,
  • Cangak merah,
  • ムラサキサギ,
  • 草鹭,
  • นกกระสาแดง,
  • 紫鷺〔草鷺〕,

Voice song and cries

Héron pourpré
adult plum. breeding

Habitat

Héron pourpré
adult plum. breeding

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Moist ; Wetlands (inland) : Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands ; Marine Intertidal : Mud Flats and Salt Flats

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

QRcode Héron pourpré
published: - Updated: 25-01-2024
© 1996-2024 Oiseaux.net