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Purple Heron

Ardea purpurea

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 3,476, February 2,567, March 4,022, April 6,328, May 9,124, June 9,949, July 10,646, August 9,155, September 6,722, October 5,017, November 2,742, December 2,143.
United States71,890
Alaska71,890
India2,836
Russia1,194
France1,082
Italy1,081
Spain1,051
Singapore1,046
China710
South Africa686

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Traits

Behavioral

Group and habits

Classification

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

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