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Herons are freshwater and coastal birds.The term
heron is used to refer to the birds that include
the bittern and the egret. There are more 60 species
of birds that are considered herons.
Heron Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Ardeidae
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Other Names: Egret, Great White Egret,
Common Egret, Great Heron, Great White Heron,
Great Blue Heron, Blue Heron, White Heron, Bitterns,
Shitepokes
Heron in Foreign Languages:
Albanian: çapka
Armenian: jknkul
Azeri: vag
Basque: koartza
Breton: kerc’heiz
Catalan: agró
Chamicuro: askoli
Czech: volavka
Danish: hejre
Dutch: reiger
Esperanto: ardeo
Estonian: haigur
Faroese: hegri
Finnish: haikara
French: héron
Friulian: airon
Galician: garza
German: Reiher
Greek: erodiós / ardea / tsiknias
Gullah: pojo
Hindi: vagula
Hungarian: gém / kócsag
Icelandic: hegri
Indonesian: kuntul / kowak / cangak
Irish: corr
Italian: airone
Japanese: sagi / shirasagi
Korean: waegari / haeOragi / baegro/
baekro
Latin: ardea / ardeola
Latvian: garnis
Lithuanian: garnys
Low Saxon: Reier / Reiger
Luxembourgish: Räer
Macedonian: siva capja
Maltese: russett
Nahuatl: aztatl
Norwegian: hegre / heire
Old English: hragra
Old French: hairon / heiron
Old High German: heigaro / reigaro
Polish: czapla
Portuguese: garça
Quechua: wakchilla
Romani: kokosturko m, kokosturka
Romansch: irun
Russian: cáplja
Sardinian: perdigiorronadas / mengoni
/ menga / garza
Scottish: corra-ghritheach
Roman: caplja
Shona: nyarupani
Slovakian: volavka
Slovenian: caplja
Spanish: garza
Swedish: häger
Tagalog: tagák
Turkish: balikçil
Ukrainian: cáplja
Upper Sorbian: capla
Welsh: crëyr
West Flemish: reiger
West Frisian: reager
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Heron
Conservation Status: Varies
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Size: Herons have a wings span of 60 - 77 inches.
Herons are 34 - 55 inches tall and weigh 3.3 lbs - 6.6
lbs. The smallest species of the heron is the Little
Bittern, which measures 12 inches tall. The largest
species of the heron is the Goliath Heron, which stand
up to 60 inches tall.
Habitat: Herons are widely distributed and
found on all continents except Antarctica. However herons
are most commonly found in the tropics. Herons nest
in roughly constructed platforms of sticks in bushes
or trees near the water. Nearly all species of herons
are found near water, they are essentially non-swimming
waterbirds. Herons feed on the margins of lakes, rivers,
swamps, ponds and the sea.
Description: Herons have broad wings, with long
straight pointed bills. Herons have long legs and long
necks. When standing they resemble an "S"
curve shape.
Diet: Herons are carnivores. Herons feed wade
in water ways and feed on frogs, fishes, and other aquatic
animals
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Life Span: Herons live for up to 25 years.
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Did You Know?
Herons have very few natural predators.
Foxes, raccoons, minks and weasels are
the herons most common predators preying
on young herons or the heron's eggs.
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Birth: Herons will typically lay between three
to seven eggs. The eggs typically hatch after about
a month.
Social Structure: Most species of heron are
monogamous and mostly found in colonies.
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