Серая цапля vs Persian Maple

Ardea cinerea compared with Acer velutinum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Серая цапля	Persian Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Aves (птицы)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pelecaniformes (пеликанообразные)	Sapindales (сапиндоцветные)
Family	Ardeidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Ardea	Acer
Species	Ardea cinerea	Acer velutinum

Conservation Status

Серая цапля

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Persian Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Серая цапля	Persian Maple
Diet	Carnivore	—
Average Lifespan	15 years	—
Average Length	95 cm	—
Average Weight	1.5 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Серая цапля

Habitat

Typically found in diverse ecosystems where prey species are available.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Persian Maple

Habitat

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

Серая цапля

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.