Heron, Purple
Roberts No: 65Infrequent visitor off northern shore of Leisure Isle. Medium-sized heron with rufous neck, dark grey upperparts and chestnut and black underparts. Usually skulks in vegetation, feeds alone. Crepuscular.
Family Name:
Ardea purpurea
Common Name:
Heron, Purple
Size:
79 to 84 cm
Status:
Resident
Food:
largely fish but also frogs, lizards and rodents.
Heron, Purple
Family Name: Ardea purpureaCommon Name: Heron, Purple
Roberts No: 65
79 to 84 cm Resident largely fish but also frogs, lizards and rodents.
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