Error message
Unable to fetch location details at this time.
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea
18.5204, 73.8567
Field Notes
Description:
The Purple Heron is a large bird, 80–90 cm tall, with a 120–150 cm wingspan, but slender for its size.It has a distinctive snake-like neck which is usually held in a prominent kink. Its colourful plumage actually provides excellent camouflage among the reeds. feed mainly on fish, but will also eat insects, amphibians, and occasionally shellfish, small mammals, reptiles .
Habitat:
Purple Herons prefer to roost in coastal areas (mangroves, marshes, estuaries), they prefer to feed in freshwater wetlands.
Notes:
This heron is an immature purple heron ,hence the slight brown hue on the bird.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedSeptember 17, 2011
Comments (2)