Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Least Concern

The Great Blue Heron is a wetland bird of the Americas. It feeds in shallow water, mud, reeds, or wet grassland on fish, frogs, crustaceans, insects, or other small animals, using patient stalking, probing, sweeping, or quick strikes depending on its bill shape.

Family

Ardeidae

Group

Herons, Ibis, and Allies

Range

Great Blue Heron Range — Resident or seasonal range in the Americas

Population

≈ Unknown

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