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Little Blue Heron

Egretta caerulea

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Virginia.January 2,951, February 3,165, March 3,466, April 5,677, May 7,357, June 3,651, July 2,955, August 2,856, September 3,447, October 3,184, November 2,641, December 2,701.
United States58,142
Virginia44,051
North Carolina35,843
California30,195
New York27,592
Missouri25,012
Illinois22,449
Massachusetts16,849
Texas13,770
Arkansas12,694

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Traits

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Group and habits

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderPelicans, Herons, and Allies · Pelecaniformes
FamilyHerons, Egrets, and Bitterns · Ardeidae
GenusSmall Egrets and Herons · Egretta

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