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Grey Heron

Conservation status

Least Concern

Population Trend

Unknown

Alternate Names

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Native Habitat

Lake, Riverside

Diet

Fish, Frogs

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Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

The Grey Heron is similar to Purple Heron; but bigger and with light gray body. Bird has whitish S-shaped long neck and black dotted line down the neck. Bird can be seen in singles near water-bodies. Diet mainly contains Aquatic Insects, Fish, frogs, Crabs and Snakes.

Regional Names
  • Bengali:
    ধুপনি বক
  • Bhojpuri:
    खैरा बकुला, खैरा अंजन
  • Gujarati:
    કબુત, કબૂત બગલો
  • Hindi:
    नारी, कैबुड, सैन
  • Kannada:
    ಬೂದು ಬಕ
  • Malayalam:
    ചാരമുണ്ടി
  • Marathi:
    राखी बगळा, राखी बलाक
  • Oriya:
    କୁଜିବଗ
  • Tamil:
    சாம்பல் நாரை
  • Telugu:
    నారాయణ పక్షి
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Taxanomy

PELECANIFORMES
ARDEIDAE
Ardea cinerea