Ardea (bird)
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Ardea is a genus of herons. These herons are generally large in size, typically 80–100 cm or more in length.
Ardea cinerea Pak Thale
The great egret (Ardea alba, left) resembles the other Ardea in habitus, and the little egret (Egretta garzetta, right) only in color.
Ardea pacifica fluff 4 Christopher Watson
Ardea alba Casmerodius albus 1
Heron
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Herons are long-legged, long-necked, freshwater and coastal birds in the family Ardeidae, with 75 recognised species, some of which are referred to as egrets or bitterns rather than herons. Members of
Ardea (bird)
…Ardea is a genus of herons. These herons are generally large in size, typically 80–100 cm or more in length. These large herons are associated with wetlands where they prey on…
Ardeidae 01
The goliath heron is the largest heron species.
Yellow bittern with its neck fully retracted.
X-ray of the cervical vertebrae in the neck of an unidentified heron