Gray/Purple Heron vs Species code: Hm

Ardea cinerea compared with Halophila minor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Gray/Purple Heron Species code: Hm
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Aves (Birds) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Pelecaniformes (Pelecaniformes) Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family Ardeidae Hydrocharitaceae
Genus Ardea Halophila
Species Ardea cinerea Halophila minor

Conservation Status

Gray/Purple Heron

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Species code: Hm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Gray/Purple Heron Species code: Hm
Diet Carnivore
Average Lifespan 15 years
Average Length 95 cm
Average Weight 1.5 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray/Purple Heron

Habitat

Typically found in diverse ecosystems where prey species are available.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Species code: Hm

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Gray/Purple Heron

A large, elegant wading bird reaching up to 1 meter in height, gray herons inhabit wetlands, rivers, lakes, and coastal areas across Europe, Asia, and Africa. Patient, solitary hunters, they stand motionless for long periods before striking fish, frogs, and small mammals with lightning-fast dagger bill strikes. They nest colonially in tall trees in rookeries called heronries, sometimes shared with other colonial waterbirds. Widely distributed and of Least Concern globally.

Species code: Hm

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