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The purple heron (Ardea purpurea) is a wide-ranging species of wading bird in the heron family, Ardeidae. The scientific name comes from Latin ardea "heron", and purpureus, "coloured purple".[2] It breeds in Africa, central and southern Europe, and southern and eastern Asia. The Western Palearctic populations migrate between breeding and wintering habitats whereas the African and tropical-Asian populations are primarily sedentary, except for occasional dispersive movements.
Scientific Name : Ardea Purpurea
Family : Ardeidae
Order : Pelecaniformes
Class : Aves
Type : Bitterns, Herons And Egrets
Conservation Status : Least concern (LC)
Size : 78 - 97 cm
Compare Size : Kite +
Wingspan : 120 - 152 cm
Weight : 500 - 1350 g
Migratory : Resident
Sex Alike : Yes
Nesting Season : June - March. Depending on locality.
Other Names :
Hindi : बैंजनी अंजन, लाल सैन
Marathi : जांभळा बगळा, पाणकाड्या बगळा
Habitat:
marshes, lagoons and lakes surrounded by dense vegetation, may also visit mudflats, river banks, ditches and canals or sometimes mangrove swamps on the coast
Breeding:
4 - 5 eggs
Feeding:
fish, small mammals and amphibians, nestling birds, snakes, lizards, crustaceans, water snails, insects and spiders
| Male & Female | |
|---|---|
| Forehead | black |
| Crown | black |
| Neck | reddish-brown with black stripe running along the length on back and sides of neck; stripe on back of neck is broad while that on sides in thin; has elongated feathers at the base |
| Chin | white |
| Crest | very short and slender |
| Mantle | oily-brown |
| Scapulars | upper scapular feathers elongated |
| Upperparts | brownish-grey except mantle |
| Breast | chestnut-brown, with some blackening at the side |
| Belly | black |
| Uppertail Converts | black |
| Bill | brownish-yellow; brighter in colour in breeding adults |
| Iris | yellow |
| Legs | brown at the front and yellowish behind |
| Note : slender bird |
|
| Juvenile | |
|---|---|
| Note : over all brown with a small amount of black on the crown and nape. Also lacks crest, black stripes along the neck and elongated feathers at base of neck |
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| 14 Nov 2018 | Bird Watching Area, Bhandup West, Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| 29 Dec 2018 | Bird Watching Area, Bhandup West, Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| 31 Jan 2019 | Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, Rajasthan |
| 01 Feb 2019 | Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, Rajasthan |
