Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) - Adult (Blue form)

The Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) is a species of bird (Aves) in the family Ardeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns) and order Pelecaniformes (Ibises).

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Observed

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) - United States

United States

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) - Canada

Canada

Observed
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) - United States

United States

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) - Canada

Canada

Classification

Species in the Genus of Ardea

Black-headed Heron

Ardea melanocephala

Cocoi Heron

Ardea cocoi

Goliath Heron

Ardea goliath

Gray Heron

Ardea cinerea

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Great Egret

Ardea alba

Great-billed Heron

Ardea sumatrana

Humblot's Heron

Ardea humbloti

Medium Egret

Ardea intermedia

Pacific Heron

Ardea pacifica

Plumed Egret

Ardea plumifera

Purple Heron

Ardea purpurea

White-bellied Heron

Ardea insignis

Yellow-billed Egret

Ardea brachyrhyncha

External Links

Great Blue Heron – Wikipedia
Great Blue Heron – Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Great Blue Heron – Audubon.org