The Grey Heron is a large and long-legged predatory bird that is endemic to continents like Europe, Asia, and Africa. It belongs to a heron family Ardeidae, together with Agami Heron, Capped Heron, Whistling Heron, and White-faced Heron. The Grey Heron looks similar to its close relative, the North American Great Blue … Read more
The Black-headed Heron, also known as the Ardea melanocephala, is a wading bird categorized under the Ardeidae family. This family consists of long-legged coastal birds. The closest relatives of the Black-headed Heron are the Zigzag Heron, Tricoloured Heron, Great Egret, and Lava Heron. The Black-headed Heron was first described in 1826 by … Read more
It is a large heron with a reddish-brown head, streaky neck, and a purplish plumage, where it got its name. It thrives in freshwater marshes brimmed with high reeds and other vegetation, hunting fish, frogs, and insects. Quite timid and rarely seen compared to the much larger, bulkier, and with a subtler … Read more
It is a bird that migrates from Europe to Africa during the winter, thriving in marshes, ponds, lakes, with reed beds and other vegetations. This bird pursues its prey quite sluggishly, crouching quietly at water edges. It is buffy brown at rest but becomes mostly white when in flight as its white … Read more