387,520 observationsLeast Concern
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Chordata ›Class: Aves ›Order: Pelecaniformes ›Family: Ardeidae ›Genus: Ardea
About
The great blue heron (Ardea herodias) is a large wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae, common near the shores of open water and in wetlands over most of North America and Central America, as well as the Caribbean and the Galápagos Islands. It is a rare vagrant to coastal Spain, the Azores, and areas of far southern Europe. An all-white population found only in the Caribbean and Florida was once treated as a separate species...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Great Blue Heron is Ardea herodias.
- Great Blue Heron belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Great Blue Heron belongs to the phylum Chordata.
- Great Blue Heron belongs to the class Aves.
- Great Blue Heron belongs to the order Pelecaniformes.
- Great Blue Heron belongs to the family Ardeidae.
- Great Blue Heron belongs to the genus Ardea.