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Purple Heron

Ardea purpurea

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Field Notes

Description:

Grey Body with a snake like neck .

Habitat:

Found on the Wasgamuwa National Park , in a Marshy area .

Notes:

That was maximum i could zoom from my camera but with binoculars we confirmed it is a Purple heron .

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Biodiversity of Sri Lanka

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PublishedOctober 28, 2013

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