Tricolored heron

Tricolored heron
Egretta tricolor in Quintana, Texas
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Ardeidae
Genus: Egretta
Species:
E. tricolor
Binomial name
Egretta tricolor
(Müller, 1776)
Range of E. tricolor
  Breeding range
  Year-round range
  Wintering range
Synonyms[2]
  • Ardea tricolor Müller, 1776
  • Hydranassa tricolor (Müller, 1776)
  • Hydranassa tricolor subsp. tricolor Stotz et al., 1996

The tricolored heron (Egretta tricolor), formerly known as the Louisiana heron,[3] is a small species of heron native to coastal parts of the Americas. The species is more solitary than other species of heron in the Americas and eats a diet consisting mostly of small fish.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Egretta tricolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22696931A93594077. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22696931A93594077.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Egretta tricolor (Statius Muller, 1776)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  3. ^ Frederick, Peter C. (2020). Poole, A.F. (ed.). "Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor), version 1.0". Birds of the World. Ithaca, New York: Cornell Lab of Ornithology. doi:10.2173/bow.triher.01.