Brook Alder vs นกกระสานวล

Alnus maritima compared with Ardea cinerea

Key Differences

Brook Alder is Endangered while นกกระสานวล is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brook Alder	นกกระสานวล
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Aves (นก)
Order	Fagales (อันดับก่อ)	Pelecaniformes (อันดับนกกระทุง)
Family	Betulaceae	Ardeidae
Genus	Alnus	Ardea
Species	Alnus maritima	Ardea cinerea

Conservation Status

Brook Alder

EN — Endangered

นกกระสานวล

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brook Alder	นกกระสานวล
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	95 cm
Average Weight	—	1.5 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brook Alder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

นกกระสานวล

Habitat

Typically found in diverse ecosystems where prey species are available.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Brook Alder

The Brook Alder (Alnus maritima) is a species in the genus Alnus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

นกกระสานวล

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.