Purple Heron
| Scientific name | Ardea purpurea |
| English name | Purple Heron |
| Japanese name | 紫鷺 |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Pelecaniformes |
| Family | Ardeidae |
| Genus | Ardea |
| Species | purpurea |
| Subspecies | --- |
| Full length | 80cm |
| Distribution | Distributed from Southeast Asia to the African continent |
Characteristics
A large heron with a distinctive purplish brown color. Males and females are the same color, and adults have grayish purple upperparts and dark blue and brown vertical stripes on their necks. The crest on the back of the head is blackish.
Juvenile Purple Heron
Juvenile birds have a light brown body color and no crest feathers. It takes several years to become an adult bird, and it gradually acquires a bluish tint.
Calls
Like herons, they cry with sounds such as ''gwa'' and ``gararara''.
Ecology
It moves alone near paddy fields and fields, and in mangrove forests. It is often seen in places like grasslands rather than watersides. As an omnivore, it swallows frogs, mice, and even small birds whole.
Habitat
Adult bird in the field
It was walking through the fallow grassy fields looking for food. It was a dark-colored adult bird, and the crest feathers were flying, so it was cool.
Young bird eating something
On another day, I found a young bird eating something in the meadow. It looked like he had caught something and swallowed it, and although his throat was unnaturally swollen, he lifted his head and swallowed it.
Purple Heron in the rain
There was also an adult bird that was hit by the rain in the field on a rainy day. It was a picture.
Pictures
Introducing a picture of Purple Heron.
