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Grey heron

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The grey heron, Ardea cinerea, is a large wading bird of the heron family Ardeidae, native throughout temperate Europe and Asia and parts of Africa. It stands up to a meter tall and weighs 1 to 2 kilograms, with a white head and neck marked by a broad black stripe running from the eye to a black crest, grey upperparts, greyish-white underparts with black flanking, a long sharply pointed pinkish-yellow beak and brown legs. It inhabits lakes, rivers, ponds, marshes and sea coasts, hunting by standing motionless in shallow water or stalking prey such as fish, amphibians and crustaceans. Grey herons breed colonially in spring in heronries, building nests high in trees and typically laying three to five bluish-green eggs that incubate for about 25 days; the IUCN lists the species as Least Concern. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Carnivore 1
System (Realm)
Marine 2
Relationship to People
Agricultural or Structural Pest 3
Living or Extinct
Yes 4
Scientific Name
Ardea cinerea 4
Conservation Status
Least Concern 2
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Ardeidae, Taxa
Source Grey heron (Wikidata)

In Biome

Wetlands, Biomes
Source Grey heron (Wikipedia)
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Iran

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Iraq

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Israel

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Italy

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Japan

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Jordan

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Kazakhstan

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Kenya

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Kuwait

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Kyrgyzstan

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Laos

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Lebanon

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Lesotho

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Liberia

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Liechtenstein

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Mozambique

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North America

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North Korea

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South Africa

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South Asia

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South Korea

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Spain

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Sri Lanka

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Switzerland

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Tanzania

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United Arab Emirates

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Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. Grey heron (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox: status
    LC
  • Introduction
    A bird of wetland areas, it can be seen around lakes, rivers, ponds, marshes and on the sea coast. It feeds mostly on aquatic creatures which it catches after standing stationary beside or in the water, or stalking its prey through the shallows.
  • In Biome: Wetlands, Lead section
    A bird of wetland areas, it can be seen around lakes, rivers, ponds, marshes and on the sea coast.
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3. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Ardea cinerea (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Economic Importance for Humans: Negative Impacts
    Negative Impacts crop pest causes or carries domestic animal disease causes or carries domestic animal disease
  • Conservation Status: CITES
    CITES No special status
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4. Grey heron (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q25273 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Ardeidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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