héron cendré vs Texas-star

Ardea cinerea compared with Amsonia tabernaemontana

Key Differences

• héron cendré is Least Concern while Texas-star is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	héron cendré	Texas-star
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (oiseau)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pelecaniformes (Pelecaniformes)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Ardeidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Ardea	Amsonia
Species	Ardea cinerea	Amsonia tabernaemontana

Conservation Status

héron cendré

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Texas-star

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	héron cendré	Texas-star
Diet	Carnivore	—
Average Lifespan	15 years	—
Average Length	95 cm	—
Average Weight	1.5 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

héron cendré

Habitat

Typically found in diverse ecosystems where prey species are available.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Texas-star

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Hungary.

héron cendré

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.