Ardea herodias Linnaeus, 1758
Great Blue Heron
CLASSIFICATION
Main Group: Animal
Sublevel 1: Vertebrate
Sublevel 2: Bird
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Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Ardeidae
Genus: Ardea
Species: Ardea herodias
STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND
Origin: Native
Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No
Rarity Designations:
ME - State Special Concern
RI - Concern
VT - state rank: S3S4B
ME WAP (2015) - SGCN (Tier 2 - High Priority)
VT WAP (2015) - SGCN (Medium Priority)
BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY
Feeding Type: Heterotroph
HABITAT
PHOTOS OF Ardea herodias
Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
Middlesex County, MA
Date: 2009-07-10
In a beaver pond
Essex County, MA
Date: 2010-04-01
Eating a fish in a beaver pond
Essex County, MA
Date: 2010-04-01
In a beaver pond
Essex County, MA
Date: 2010-02-07
In a beaver pond
Essex County, MA
Date: 2010-02-14
In a beaver pond
Essex County, MA
Date: 2010-02-22
Ice fishing in a beaver pond
Essex County, MA
Date: 2010-02-22
Nests in trees
Essex County, MA
Date: 2014-12-26