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Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

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Sounds

  • Recording by Jens Loose (XC610467). CC-BY-SA · Source

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 187,933, February 138,804, March 217,475, April 342,139, May 493,308, June 537,921, July 575,611, August 495,022, September 363,435, October 271,277, November 148,238, December 115,859.
United States3,887,048
Alaska3,887,023
Russia31,306
United Kingdom18,803
Germany18,099
England15,403
France10,264
Italy8,839
Spain8,717
China6,387

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

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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