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Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
28.0836, -80.6081
Field Notes
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:
Swamps, bayous, coastal ponds, salt marshes, mangrove islands, mudflats, and lagoons.
Notes:
Formerly known in North America as the Louisiana Heron.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedAugust 7, 2013
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