Purple heron (Ardea purpurea)
| Species/Soort | Family/Familie | Order/Orde | Class/Klasse | Phylum/Stam | Kingdom/Rijk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purple heron | Herons, bitterns | Pelicans, cormorants, and relatives | Birds | Chordate | Animals |
| Purperreiger | Reigers | Roeipotigen | Vogels | Gewervelden | Dieren |
| Ardea purpurea | Ardeidae | Pelecaniformes | Aves | Chordata | Animalia |
Calle Oceania (San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Las Palmas, Spain)
2023:02:22 12:13:49
NIKON D500 with AF-S Nikkor 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR, 1/1000 sec at F7.1, ISO 400, distance 23.71 m
Zorita, Extremadura, Spain
2026:04:09 09:58:35
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 4000, distance 101 m
Alcollarín, Extremadura, Spain
2026:04:09 14:22:20
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2500 sec at F6.3, ISO 200, distance 141 m
Salalah, Dhofar Governorate, Oman
2025:02:03 17:30:20
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F8.0, ISO 3200, distance 63.5 m
Where I have seen this species
The database holds 120 pictures at 7 locations. Click a dot for the place and date; use + and − to zoom in and out, and drag the map to move around.
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Herons, bitterns
- Great egret
- Grey heron
- Cocoi heron
- Great blue heron
- Purple heron
- Indian pond heron
- American bittern
- Eastern cattle egret
- Western cattle egret
- Striated heron
- Lava heron
- Green heron
- Black bittern
- Little blue heron
- Little egret
- Intermediate egret
- Reddish egret
- Snowy egret
- Tricolored heron
- Yellow bittern
- Yellow-crowned night heron
- Black-crowned night heron
- Whistling heron
- Fasciated tiger heron
- Goliath heron
- Squacco heron
- Black-headed heron
- Pinnated bittern
- Bare-throated tiger heron
- Western reef heron
- Dwarf bittern
- Black heron
- Eurasian bittern
- Little bittern
Orders with photos
- Ostriches
- Rheas
- Grouse, pheasants, quail, turkeys, hoatzin, etc.
- Duck, geese, and relatives
- Loons
- Penguins
- Tube noses
- Grebes
- Flamingos
- Tropicbirds
- Herons and egrets
- Pelicans, cormorants, and relatives
- Fregatebirds, gannets and cormorants
- Birds of prey
- Hawks, eagles, falcons, etc.
- Bustards
- Cranes, rails, and relatives
- Shorebirds, gulls, and relatives
- Sandgrouse
- Pigeons, and doves
- Parrots, macaws, parakeets, and lories
- Cuckoos
- Owls
- Goatsuckers, nighthawks, and allies
- Swifts and hummingbirds
- Trogons
- Kingfishers
- Motmots, hoopoes, bee-eaters, and todies
- Woodpeckers
- Perching birds
- Turacos
- Mousebirds
- Perching bird
- Hawks
- Cassowaries
- Swifts
- Cranes
- Kagus and sunbittern
- Pelicans
- Woodpeckers