Little blue heron
The Little blue heron (Egretta caerulea) is a bird in the Ardeidae family.
| Little blue heron | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | Pelecaniformes |
| Family: | Ardeidae |
| Genus: | Egretta |
| Species: | E. caerulea
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| Egretta caerulea | |
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| Distribution of Egretta caerulea: breeding non-breeding year-round | |
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Ardea caerulea Linnaeus, 1758 | |
Little Blue Heron Media
juvenile, Macal River, Cayo, Belize
A close up of a little blue heron's head at Lake Apopka, Florida
Sounds of Egretta caerulea
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References
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Wikispecies has information on: Egretta caerulea. |
- ↑ BirdLife International. 'Egretta caerulea'. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017 (2017)IUCN. p. e.T22696944A118857172. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22696944A118857172.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.